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Lesley McG

@lesleymac.bsky.social
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Social justice warrior, Scottish Independence, I want my EU citizenship back. She/her tree hugger, in the words of the great Mr Weller once a mod always a mod. No DM's please Anti-racist Anti-fascist Trans Ally free palestine Woke As Fuck

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The number of times Nigel Farage has fallen over himself to get a racist xenophobic slant on some breaking news SHOULD be a wake up call to anyone who thinks he isn’t just a hate monger, trying to distract from his crypto millions with some new scapegoat
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 28/09/2026
It really gives the game away when the anti trans orgs are calling the election of the neo nazi party in Germany a "glimmer of hope."
​A screenshot of an online article headline from "Inspecting Gender" by Genspect. The main heading reads: "Germany: A Glimmer of Hope for Sex Realists?" Below the title, the summary text asks: "Is the victory of the AfD in Germany a dark day for democracy or a glimmer of hope for sex realists? By David Allison." The bottom metadata displays the Genspect logo, "5 hours ago," and a "Listen" audio option button. In the top right corner, there is a teal "Subscribe" button alongside a circular profile avatar.
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The SNP @snp.org · 28/09/2026
Scotland has the energy - but Westminster sets the price. As diesel hits £2 a litre across the country, we look under the hood of Labour's fuel tax hike. www.snp.org/westminster-...
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Westminster fuel tax hike makes case for independence — Scottish National Party
Scotland is an energy powerhouse – rich in oil, gas, wind, and tidal generation – yet our communities are left suffering from fuel poverty.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The rich would prefer you to believe that the "free market" is subject to the immutable law of supply and demand. But for years, the wealthy and powerful have manipulated the market for their own gain. There is nothing “free” about it. Watch.
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Wakefield was a fraud who engaged in deliberate data falsification. Investigations revealed that he had altered patient medical histories, fabricated data, and reported false onset times. He lost his license to practice medicine in the UK in 2010. www.immunize.org/clinical/vac...
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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My latest blog piece. Support for Reform may have declined in recent polling and its problems with its sleazy financing are only just beginning, but with the rise of the vile fascists of Restore, the threat from the far right remains acute. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/09/28/t...
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The threat to Scotland from the British far right remains urgent
I’m still struggling to walk following the recent fall and have developed a massive bruise on my left leg. Due to the pain I’m not sleeping well, but things are definitely going in the …
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 28/09/2026
The United States is deporting parents without their children, leaving babies behind in America, @caitlindickerson.bsky.social reports. She spoke with the parents who don’t know if they’ll see their kids again, and the caretakers left to watch the children:
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The Babies Left Behind in America
The United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis.
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Lorna MacGillivray @elemjay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
America, Germany, Britain, France, Hungary and Argentina were those who stayed to listen to Netanyahu's UN speech. REMEMBER THIS. #FreePalestine🇵🇸
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Reform has shut 10 Public Nurseries to replace them with Private ones. They have stopped Public Catering to schools to replace them with Private Catering They have shut Public Care Homes to replace them with Private ones Reform serves billionaires, more even than everyone else
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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
this Gyll King Post Skip Diplomacy @GyllKing 77 countries walked out when Netanyahu rose to speak at the UN General Assembly, The British delegation stayed. I am appalled by and ashamed of the British government for its complicity in genocide and war crimes. This is not in my name.
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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 27/09/2026
Highland sporting estates are a Victorian legacy we could do without. “I soon began to understand that ...landscapes are unnatural, the severely damaged and depleted product of centuries of over-grazing, by vast herds of red deer”
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A.V. Deggar @avdeggar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A reminder that neurodivergence only exists in Britain if you are right-wing and/or rich.
Ben Delo supports Farage because of autism
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Ali Haydor @alihaydor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They plunder, they butcher, they ravish, they make it desert and call it peace.” A powerful moment from Barbados’ Prime Minister on the world stage. #Barbados #MiaMottley #UnitedNations #WorldNews #GlobalPolitics
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Verminous Scot @etkwebster.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Scotland will be better off out of this thieving prison of a union regardless.
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Lesley McG @lesleymac.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Now go after the rest of the beasts
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 23/09/2026
A year-long Channel 4 Dispatches investigation with HOPE not hate has raised serious questions about Stephen Lennon’s finances. Add your name and call on the Government to refer him to HMRC for investigation. secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/199860/...
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CALL FOR AN HMRC INVESTIGATION INTO STEPHEN LENNON
A year-long Channel 4 Dispatches investigation has raised serious questions about Stephen Lennon’s finances. Add your name and call on the Government to refer them to HMRC for investigation.
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 23/09/2026
We reveal how, in 2018, Lennon’s desire to make money led to a cocaine-fuelled trip to Tate’s mansion chasing $1 million, before morphing into smearing Tate’s victims. hopenothate.org.uk/lennon-wreck...
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Lennon Wrecks A Big Potential Payday
Despite the accusations against Andrew Tate of rape, human trafficking and assault, Stephen Lennon has not only continued to back him, but has attacked his accusers. We reveal how, in 2018, Lennon’s d...
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LordSteveyPofStoke @lordsteveyp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"PM’s new anti-disinformation unit won’t target ‘domestic political dissent’, defence secretary says" ~ The Guardian 23/09/26. Of COURSE it won't; why on EARTH would we need Domestic Mis-information combatting.. It's not like Migrants are being unfairly painted as sexual predators..
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Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hundreds of people have been arrested and accused of terrorism offences for holding signs saying they support Palestine Action. But apparently this organised campaign to literally terrorise lifeboat crews and endanger lives isn't terrorism?
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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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ArtFred, White Trash'ist. @artfred70.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Well, Well... The man whose hand held the Dagger the Blairites stuck in Corbyn's back, is taking Peter Theil's 30 pieces of Silver to Fuck Over the UK.
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Joe Rogan's Shocked Reaction
ALT: Joe Rogan's Shocked Reaction
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 17/09/2026
As someone in Northern Ireland, it's been sitting uncomfortably the amount of lefties saying Britain has never gone fascist before when most of you have no clue what they did here. Give it different names if you want.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Do you want Israel to be sanctioned? Not their settlements, some meaningless sanction that can be avoided by changing a sticker. But Israel itself, for Crimes against Humanity. Spread the word if you do.
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Hardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The story of Jason Arday is the story of James Orr. Of the ideology which has found a foothold in Cambridge University, fostering the sorts of ideas that formed the undercurrents – sometimes explicit; sometimes unconscious – against Arday. I returned to my alma mater for an in-depth exploration 👇
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The Two Professors and a ‘War On Ideas’
The different stories of the Cambridge academics Jason Arday and James Orr reveal the wider cultural and ideological forces around hierarchies and structural power – and who gets to belong in our inst...
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
While rightwing media nods approvingly at the prejudiced outcry in Piddington, a RNLI station has to close because of white British thuggery and threats. This is where the constantly toxic obsession with immigration leads. To racist, flag-wielding vigilantism that ruins this country for everyone.
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is the man lauded by media commentators everywhere. They’re as much of a disgrace as the grotesque bigot they admire
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Lesley McG @lesleymac.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
How fecking sad is this world
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Becky Gardiner @beckygardiner.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Capital’s demands are increasingly incompatible with the needs of ordinary people. We are facing class war from above. The only way to respond is to strengthen people’s power to fight back." @graceblakeley.substack.com for @zeteo.uk on how to fix Britain's broken economy
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Joan (Knatcal) Danielson @jed28.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body say they have found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States COMMITTED WAR CRIMES in two strikes in Iran, including on a school in the southern city of Minab." AP 🛑DJT's 🤡 Show ⏰Impeach👎ALL of 'EM🚨 🚨🇺🇲📜⚖️VOTE💙 #Pinks
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Dawg we don’t need to “create jobs” for Palestinians we need a rogue ethnostate to stop dropping grenades into their kids’ cribs using our drones and weapons.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Anyone remember that time when two fighting aged men living at those barracks ran amok and assaulted a member of the public.... why didn't Piddington declare independence then I wonder? www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2324828...
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Soldiers banned from every pub in Bicester after 'dreadful' attack on civilian
Bradley Barr and Owen Thomas, both 20, were given community orders
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Just hours after being branded a 'ghetto' by Reform UK's Thomas Kerr, Glasgow’s Govanhill has been named the fifth coolest neighbourhood in the world Govanhill placed higher than neighbourhoods in cities such as New York, Rio de Janeiro, and Bangkok
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Lesley McG @lesleymac.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
How much does it cost to get away with a gross violation of free speech
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Steve Reed on 25 March explaining that the £100k cap on donations "will therefore apply retrospectively, so it includes all donations from overseas electors received from today". Yes, but how are people who never bother going to Parliament supposed to know that?
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 16/09/2026
“For too long, Israel’s policies in the West Bank have been treated or looked at as isolated events,” says Ori Givati, director of international relations at B’Tselem. “We actually find that there is one very coherent logic behind all of them, and this is the logic of elimination."
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“The Elimination Project”: Israel's Systematic Dismantling of Palestinian Life in West Bank: B'Tselem
A major new report by the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem titled “The Elimination Project” accuses Israel of “dramatically intensifying its attacks on every aspect of Palestinian life in the West Bank.” “For too long, Israel's policies in the West B...
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Lets return to the situation in Gaza now. At least 21 people, including 8 children, have been killed after a building damaged by the war collapsed on Tuesday" 'damaged by the war'
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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Lest we forget Farage was a accused of racism by 20+ former pupils from the elite Public school he went to inc mimicking the sound of gas from a gas chamber targeting Jews there So no surprise to see absolute glee on his face as he laughs at a Piddington resident who’s experiencing overt racism 😡😡
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Human Rights Index 💙 @humanrightsindex.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
We are outraged by Russia destroying civilian infrastructure in Ukraine and by the United States doing the same in Iran. But let’s not forget that Israel destroyed Gaza’s entire civilian infrastructure. Where is the outrage?
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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
And scene.
quote from 1984 where the party is always right.
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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Interestingly this is flying under the radar for some reason
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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
earthlyeducation 3h why is it that the second Greta started making connections between climate change and capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism, Greta's media coverage came to a screeching halt?
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
On the 16 September 1973, Chilean communist folk singer and musician Victor Jara was murdered by the forces of General Augusto Pinochet following his US-backed coup a few days before.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
If you’re wondering why UK press has suddenly woken up to Farage, please read this. It’s because: Brexit. The r/w press refused to scrutinise the money behind Farage & the lawsuit against me scared off the rest. But this isn’t a new scandal. It’s the same one I’ve been reporting on for a decade
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Lesley McG @lesleymac.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Sectarianism is all they have left
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Jonathan Atkinson @lowwintersun.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It's been 4 years since the 2022 energy crisis. The UK spent £44bn supporting energy bills over that winter. We've had 4 years to prepare for the next one, to invest in a robust energy advice network, to build our capacity to retrofit homes. But we are woefully unprepared for the 2026 energy crisis.
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Greymane 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @greymane54.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Thank goodness we had Nicola and the SNP led ScotGov handling the matters here.
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Epstein Web
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It is absurd to talk about “our democracy is not for sale” in a system that is 100% reliant upon huge bungs from wingnut zillionaires and businesses seeking favours and contracts. What we mean is: it should not be for sale to just anyone, for the benefit of unsanctioned political parties.
"We cannot get to a point in this country where our democracy is for sale"
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@SayeedaWarsi says Reform UK's £72 million donation 'does not come without strings attached'
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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