Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Whatever happened to the anti-racist, pro-migrant, campaigner and human rights lawyer Keir Starmer and why has he vanished just as the far-right return to our streets? bylinetimes.com/2025/09/02/r... 1434498
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 02/09/2025When Nigel Farage said he'd feel uncomfortable living next door to Romanian migrants, his comments were widely condemned, with then Labour leader Ed Miliband calling them a "racial slur". Now 11 years later, such sentiments are not just condoned, but actively encouraged by our Labour Prime Ministerbylinetimes.comRed Flags: The Far-Right Warning Signs Keir Starmer Is Refusing to SeeThe Prime Minister must wake up and stop trying to appease the very forces trying to exploit anti-migrant hate in order to destroy his Government, argues Adam Bienkov 27445178
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialTim R @nedchester.bsky.social · 19/11/2024He really made a tit of himself here. Well done to Victoria Derbyshire. 1441879
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialLaura Purkess @laurapurkess.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Almost £1billion funding confirmed to help sustain / improve bus service levels across the U.K.. I grew up in a village with one bus service a day that was cut to zero services a day - no way in or out without a car. Hope those kinds of areas see some benefit www.gov.uk/government/n...gov.uk£1 billion government funding boost for bus services across England to help end postcode lotteryFunding will keep fares down, protect local routes and deliver more reliable services. 713723
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialLewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 18/11/2024Just realised have started to instinctively open this site first when a bit bored, in a queue etc. Sure am not alone. Sign of success… 3349887446
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialJust Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 19/11/202440 out of 44 of Trump's former cabinet would not endorse him. Many of his former staffers turned against him. Anyone with integrity will not work for him. As a result, he's not picking from the bottom of the barrel. He's picking from the crap that wasn't good enough for the barrel. 632126492
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialCarol Vorderman @carolvorders.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Have to say it's astonishing how Bluesky is growing and how nice it is to use...first app I go to I go on "the other place" intermittently....mainly just to wind up the wrong 'uns.... I do enjoy that Post something to get them going (too easy 👍🏼) and then don't read any of the comments 😂 Naughty 3766863385
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialProtect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Why does this man advocate for protecting animals abroad while continuing to shoot birds out of the sky at home? He’s eager to lecture others but refuses to practise what he preaches. 1323963
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialCarol Vorderman @carolvorders.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Allison Pearson eh? 🤷🏼♀️ @jonsopel1.bsky.social explains 401461192
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Narrator voice: “Little did he know…” 24569051751
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Zuckerberg owns Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp. Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post. Elon Musk owns Twitter/X. When multi-billionaires take control of our most vital platforms for communication, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy 477208125790
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialJay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 19/11/20242. Here's an image from a presentation I gave to Twitter, representing the Twitter bird freed from a closed platform to fly in Bluesky's open ecosystem. 147176121717
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialEd Kemp @edkempy.bsky.social · 19/11/2024I think if anyone answers “oh that’s classic BBC” rather than answering the question, you know they’ve lost. Really don’t think Clarkson is helping the farmers at all with his involvement 1320625
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialJust Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 19/11/2024We will suffer losses. We might lose many battles. All of us might not get to see victory in the end. But without us, victory is impossible 1344539503
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialVal Hudson @valhud.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Jeez that is truly dystopian and frightening My thoughts are with the with the women of Florida and the medical personnel who may have to deal with the consequences of such fakery 14310
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialSophy Ridge @sophyridge.bsky.social · 18/11/2024A politician and a close protection guard are among those the Gambling Commission is looking to prosecute over bets placed on the date of the election A source has told Sky's Jon Craig at least three - and as many as five - people may be charged 26942233
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialPoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 18/11/2024A Labour MP has said encouraging men to be “gentlemen" will promote positive masculinity Will Stone, the Swindon North MP who was previously an army rifleman and nightclub bouncer, said "old-school traditional values" will help fight "grifters" like Andrew Tate www.politicshome.com/news/article...politicshome.comLabour MP Says Men Should Remember How To Be 'Gentlemen'A new Labour MP has said society no longer encourages men to be “gentlemen” and he believed “old-school traditional values” should be re-establishe... 47312
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialJames Fitzgerald @jamesfitzjourno.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Grim. 2104
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialJon Sopel @jonsopel1.bsky.social · 18/11/2024A word on the Allison Pearson free speech row, and what she describes as a ‘Kafkaesque’ threat to it. We asked her on @thenewsagents.bsky.social to discuss. She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’ Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻♂️ 341103562062
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialCarol Vorderman @carolvorders.bsky.social · 16/11/2024More than a million pallets of unusable PPE has now been burned One million pallets Don't get me started 😡😡 19134761147
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialPeter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Never forget. Farage now wants us to. The internet never forgets. 623984
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialLarry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Lovely to see so many of my friends joining this platform. The value of a social platform is the people who use it and the interactions they have. Some people are learning that lesson the hard way. 802780191
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialKatina Fruitloop Andreou @katinafruitloop.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Deactivated myself from the toxic place last night. Bluesky is so much nicer. Glad to be here. I thought I’d make my 1st post, a beautiful cloudy sky over Goodwick, Pembrokeshire. Hi friends old and new 🩵💙 #peace #friends #nohate 2342
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialMarina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 16/11/2024For this and other musings you just don’t get on other news and political podcasts… Give @thetrawl.bsky.social a whirl Catch it here or anywhere you get your podcasts 👇🏽 t.co/1WLLLfKkflt.cohttps://linktr.ee/thetrawlpodcast 3848
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialPaul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 16/11/2024This place makes you realise just how corrosive Twitter was for your soul. It’s like dumping a toxic boyfriend. 2553730
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialFemi @femi-oluwole.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Brexit Party Alex Phillips tried to deny that Farage's lot ever supported No-Deal Brexit! 🤦🏿♂️ THEY THINK WE'RE STUPID! Debate on Talk TV after Bank of England boss, Andrew Bailey, says Brexit is holding back the UK economy. youtu.be/Fef2rGqNu0oyoutu.beBank of England: Brexit holding economy back - Debate with Alex Phillips on Talk TVYouTube video by Femi 2434089
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Stephen King leaves X thehill.com/blogs/in-the...thehill.comStephen King leaving X over ‘toxic’ environmentAuthor Stephen King announced Thursday that he is leaving the social media platform X because of its “toxic” environment. “I’m leaving Twitter. Tried to stay, but the … 25786168
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialChris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 14/11/2024I’m here on the BlueSky app ! I’ll still be posting on Twitter alongside (for now) . . . but it sure does look nicer over here without the bots ! 🦋 2324132363
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialPress Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 15/11/2024Spain's fourth biggest newspaper La Vanguardia has followed The Guardian by leaving X, saying it "has increasingly tolerated toxic and manipulated content thanks to the proliferation of bots" since Elon Musk took over. The editor also closed his account www.reuters.com/business/med...reuters.comSpain's La Vanguardia joins the Guardian in leaving X, citing 'toxic content'Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia will stop posting on billionaire Elon Musk's X platform and plans to suspend its accounts, saying on Thursday the social media network had become an "echo chamber" for disinformation and conspiracy theories. 4301102
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Am enjoying being back on a platform where you can actually have a reasoned discussion about an issue with people you disagree with, rather than being immediately bombarded by bots and trolls 1474356259
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialJemma Forte @jemmaforte.bsky.social · 15/11/2024So Musk is on meetings, hanging around Trump constantly, having his say. At what point, does one huge narcissist start tiring of having to consider another? None of this is going to end well, surely? 5637832
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialPippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social · 15/11/2024ICYMI, BoE governor Andrew Bailey urged ministers to “rebuild relations” with EU at Mansion House dinner, warning Brexit has undermined UK economy. In his role, he took no position on Brexit “per se”, but added: “I do have to point out consequences.” Goods exports, in particular, have struggled. 1545497
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialProtect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 15/11/2024It's baffling – sacrificing our landscapes, tarnishing the environment, all to optimise conditions for red grouse so people can blast them out of the sky for fun. This isn't the world we want to live in. Share and follow us if you agree! 4391117
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialHardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 14/11/2024That we don't think 'it can happen here' is *exactly* why it could. There are many lessons the UK needs to learn from the chill crossing the Atlantic. Really proud of my 68th edition of Byline Times 👇 Available soon in the shops or subscribe now & join us: subscribe.bylinetimes.com #BuyARealPaper 23695216
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialPaul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Have officially moved BlueSky to the top of my social media apps on the home screen. 122587
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialDr Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 14/11/2024I’ve joined BlueSky. And as far as Musk, DOGE and the rest of Trump’s appointments are concerned, well… ‘much crazy, so despair’ pretty much sums it up. 1816120
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialCarol Vorderman @carolvorders.bsky.social · 14/11/2024As a nerd who loves numbers I keep looking at the rising numbers of Bluesky users on their open source log.....over a million NEW users today 💙💙 Love it bsky-users.theo.iobsky-users.theo.ioBluesky User Counter 446113741055
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 14/11/2024🙌 Follow Deborah please! 3637873
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Some people cannot comprehend that the exodus from X is not 'liberal flight' but a lot of people deciding that the content on the platform - hate/extremism, disinformation, violent/nsfw content, low quality ads, lax responses to user reports, suppression of content - just can't be ignored any more. 1713338609
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Good thread this, changed my mind. 66223
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialProtect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 14/11/2024This is what freedom looks like—wild animals living without fear of being chased down by cowards on horseback! Share and follow if you stand with us! 114335
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 12/11/2024So if it's a trade choice between: a) chlorinated chicken, plastic cheese, nasty chocolate and b) European food, beer & wine... ...I confess, I have a strong preference for the latter. 2126521832
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Again UK news shows telling viewers economic growth is the Prime Minister’s priority but none mention OBR report the government relies on says Brexit is on course to cut UK trade by a staggering 15% - a huge reduction in the potential economic performance of the country youtu.be/0Wn4gusyHvk?...youtu.beEd Davey questions Keir Starmer on impact of Brexit on UK trade at #PMQs - hold onto your seatsYouTube video by Peter Stefanovic 19768245
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialJames Fitzgerald @jamesfitzjourno.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Took their sweet time. 072
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialThomas J Wood @thomasjwood.bsky.social · 13/11/2024It's the modesty of the shift in presidential vote, and the absence of geographical clustering, which belies simple explanations for Trump's re-election. 0217
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialJohn Pollock @johnpollock.bsky.social · 14/11/2024There’s an even more simple explanation that they won’t acknowledge. X is broken. It doesn’t show you the content you want to read. It doesn’t show you the people you want to follow. It doesn’t cover the topics you’re interested in. It serves no use for journalists, academics and think tankers. 1430866
Reposted by @jude2358.bsky.socialMartin Scott @martinscott2010.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Just what I've been looking for! Thank you. Hopefully a few more of these NGOs join us here soon 154
