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Karlos

@ksweeney.bsky.social
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Sometime teacher, educationalist, hang glider pilot and boat skipper . Citizen of Europe and of the World.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
People can "just adapt" to a changing climate, a thousand rightwing voices keep telling us. Either they lack imagination or they don't care. Try "adapting" to this. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Nepal flash flood: more than 1,500 missing, mostly tourists, after disaster kills at least 165 at Tibet border
Entire populated areas swept away after glacial collapse causes catastrophic flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims
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Patti @pattidezgn4u.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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Karlos @ksweeney.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... Guessing this would have to happen before all Leaders of Reform are jailed for accepting illegal bribes.
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Reform will jail directors of companies employing illegal workers for up to five years, says Yusuf – UK politics live
Party says employers would be held responsible even if they were unaware of the worker’s immigration status
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
There now follows a party election broadcast by the Count Binface Party, And if I do say so myself, it's a banger. #VoteBinface #Clacton
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💙🦋 @humanity101.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
👀👆Uncomfortable truths for his hoodwinked “supporters”; corporate interests and 🇷🇺
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Karlos @ksweeney.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
More xenophobic nonsense from the increasingly shoddy Robbie Gibb-influenced BBC. If people had breached the fence at La Linea would they have chosen the words "Migrants Reach Gibraltar from Spain"? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Spain's PM blames traffickers after 60,000 migrants reach Ceuta from Morocco
Spain said most had returned to Morocco by Friday evening, as Italy suspended its Schengen agreement on free movement with Madrid.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Not sure who did this but they should be arrested immediately.
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Karlos @ksweeney.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Indeed. In fact the right wing media will be able to take credit for a sizeable proportion of how we as a society failed at the most critical times ...
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Labour win Thurrock council seats after Reform UK resignations www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Labour win Thurrock council seats after Reform UK resignations
Two Reform councillors quit weeks after being elected, triggering the by-elections.
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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
We're just at the end of your last ten year plan. Not gonna lie, the results ain't that great.
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I too have a 10-year plan – but unlike Burnham's, mine works
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A barrister represents his clients in court. Clients who are political dissidents. He now faces criminal prosecution for doing so. Not Turkey. Not Egypt. Not Russia. England. Astonishing, deeply disturbing, and part of a long slide towards authoritarianism. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Palestine Action barrister’s prosecution criticised as ‘chilling’
CBA chair says contempt charge over closing speech by Rajiv Menon KC has left lawyers fearful of doing their job
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Lance Boil @lanceboil.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
This is what started our first revolution.
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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Trump claimed his tariffs would bring about a golden age of American manufacturing. Yet since his re-election, we've lost 75,000 manufacturing jobs. Over the same time period, Biden had created 625,000.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Nigel Farage. A proper football fan who hasn't moved an inch in almost two years.
Farage with a pint in a football shirtSame picture
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Trump Watch 👀 @trumpwatch.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Last night game #FIFAWorldCup Iran 🇮🇷drew 2-2 with New Zealand 🇳🇿, but some moments are bigger than football. Seeing the tribute brought back the memory of those schoolgirls whose lives were cut short. Every American should be forced to watch this. -Video before the game - team Iran getting ready
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
June 6 is D-day, probably ANTIFA's most heroic moment.
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Karlos @ksweeney.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Every time I think the IDF has reached a new low, it reaches a new low. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Palestinian baby shot dead by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank
The seven-month-old, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was in his mother’s arms when soldiers fired on family in Hebron
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
“It’s a tragic tale- a once-confident nation making such a fearful, self-harming decision. Our economy…politics… daily lives in 2026 – all of it bears the imprint of that calamitous error” Brexit 10yrs on. Nothing to celebrate. Except the likelihood we’ll rejoin. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Britain is a swamp of lies and disinformation – and we got here on the Brexit bus | Jonathan Freedland
Ten years after the vote, our economy is battered – and our national conversation darkens by the day. Still, there is reason for hope, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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Indie Aut. Stuart Miller📖✍️🤓 Believe in yourself & your potential @stuartmiller1.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Posted 5 days ago "russ_and_stacie_sullivan: Good morning, friends! Last night at WaterFire in Providence, 🔥a bunch of friends from different groups got together for a Signs of Fascism awareness event Signs of #Fascism is an event that highlights historical warning signs of #authoritarianism..."
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Cyndi @savannahpeace.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Scott Pelley fired from '60 Minutes,' deepening turmoil at CBS News apnews.com/article/cbs-...
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Karlos @ksweeney.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Starmer is naïve, poorly advised and uninspiring as a leader. But he is not the Labour Government. It (thousands of civil servants led by dozens of elected MP's) has been getting on with the business of running the country whilst the PM's X factor-style media trial plays out. And to good effect.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Reminder... Any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message — they can't win on their ideas alone.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
While regular Americans struggle with the price of gas, groceries, car payments, utilities, and mortgages, Cracky the Clown is posting gold statues of himself. Calling him out of touch is the understatement of the decade.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 03/05/2026
More than 40 global media outlets are coming together as the One Free Press Coalition to bring attention to fellow journalists who are being threatened for seeking to tell the truth. #OneFreePress
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Global ‘10 Most Urgent’ List For 2026 Focuses On ‘Anti-State’ Charges Against Journalists
The list from the One Free Press Coalition illuminates governments’ efforts at criminalizing journalism, silencing the media, and withholding information from the public.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
It’s astounding that Zelensky survived a full-scale war without ever having a ballroom.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Any other politician. Any other party. This would be wall to wall media scrutiny. Farage and Reform shouldn’t be able to move without this being thrown at them. Venal brokers to crypto billionaires and fossil fuel magnates. A corrupt man leading a corrupt party. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage was given undisclosed £5m by crypto billionaire in 2024
Reform leader changed his mind about standing as MP after gift from Thai-based crypto tycoon Christopher Harborne
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Patti @pattidezgn4u.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
No excuses. If you're a soldier + are obeying him + fighting us in our streets, then you're complicit with his treason. There are options if you truly love the USA.
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Trump Watch 👀 @trumpwatch.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
This is retired Army Brigadier General Leela Gray. After 30+ years serving our country, she’s running for Congress against Florida GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna in FL-13. Support Leela J Gray as she works to flip this seat Blue! Florida deserves better. 💙 . 💙
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Trump Watch 👀 @trumpwatch.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Trump just confused Greenland with Iceland and blamed Iceland for the U.S. stock market dip. This isn’t a policy mistake—it’s cognitive collapse on display. The 25th Amendment exists for moments like this.
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Karlos @ksweeney.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Possibly the most intelligent and lucid national leader around right now - the polar opposite of Trump. Two excellent lines here : 1 . ..if you're not at the table, you're on the menu" and 2. .." This is not sovereignty. It is the performance of sovereignty whilst accepting subordination..."
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Karlos @ksweeney.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Am I the only one who's beginning to suspect that the never -ending 'Threat/Remove Threat of Tariffs' cycle that the Trump Cult call foreign policy, is nothing more than insider dealing for the benefit of friends , family and benefactors? Threaten tariffs, crash market, buy, withdraw threat, sell.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 19/01/2026
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. knew that a better world was possible if we came together, standing for equality and against injustice. Today and every day, we honor Dr. King's legacy as we move toward a more inclusive and just future for all, together.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 19/01/2026
Major steps forward are always called disruptive or untimely. Progress that serves the public disrupts systems built on silence. Today - and every day - we’re fighting the good fight on behalf of the people: evidence over power, justice over silence. #MLK #standupforscience
Graphic featuring a portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the right against a dark blue background. On the left is a quote from Letter from a Birmingham Jail about freedom never being voluntarily given by the oppressor and the necessity of direct action. Text credits Dr. King and the date April 16, 1963. A red “Stand Up for Science” logo appears at the bottom left.
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Karlos @ksweeney.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
It's only fair...
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 15/01/2026
The Reform pitch is increasingly “the last government was terrible, so we’ve hired everyone who was in it”.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Are we?
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/01/2026
🚨 The White House is now actively covering up a murder.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Lotta people get mad at me when I criticize Democratic messaging but THIS IS HOW DEMOCRATS SHOULD BE TALKING. Like normal people using normal language to communicate normal human emotions about the fucked up situation. THIS.
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Michael Hall @mhallarts.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Where I come from police shoot the tires out to stop someone from getting away, 🙄 it's easier to arrest them than fill out tons of paperwork when you shoot them 🙋‍♂️ The sheriff of the town I lived in told me this when I was dating his daughter 😊
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AtlantaDon💙🏳️‍🌈💙🏳️‍🌈💙 @donshantajr.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
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AtlantaDon💙🏳️‍🌈💙🏳️‍🌈💙 @donshantajr.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
'Honest Bob' Jenrick, a politician obviously & deliberately embracing xenophobia, does some weapons grade xenophobia & the BBC *apologises* for a Thought For The Day contributor calling it xenophobic. Licence fee payers need to know who makes these decisions & why. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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BBC apologises after Robert Jenrick accused of xenophobia
A contributor to Radio 4's Thought for the Day slot made the remark about the shadow justice secretary.
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AtlantaDon💙🏳️‍🌈💙🏳️‍🌈💙 @donshantajr.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
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🇺🇸💙💙🤔🤨CJ🤣🧐💙💙🇺🇸 @cnice59.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
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🇺🇸💙💙🤔🤨CJ🤣🧐💙💙🇺🇸 @cnice59.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Just a thought: what if we stopped measuring the economy by the state of the stock market and started measuring it based on how many people are housed and clothed and fed? youtu.be/tFjoDq0HfFw?si=vtbE2QNmXsk…
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The Biggest Economic Lies We’re Told | Robert Reich
Just a thought: what if we stopped measuring the economy by the state of the stock market and started measuring it based
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
The mixed economy isn’t flashy, but it works. In a world of market failure, it’s time to rebuild the balance between state and private enterprise. youtu.be/lrQh0_BTneQ?...
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Neoliberalism has broken the world: the mixed economy is the thing to fix it
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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Francine Lipman @narfnampil.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
#Pride
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Karlos @ksweeney.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Today's motto? "F*CK YOU . I wont do what you tell me !!" The time for Raging Against the Machine is here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWXa... #NoKings
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Rage Against The Machine - Killing In the Name (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by RATMVEVO
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