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MandyB

@mandy1b.bsky.social
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Keen on fair values, reasoned thinking & empowerment. Against all abuse of power. Interested in education, humanistic psychology, politics, art, classical music, gardens, science & humour. Trying to find a balance between self-preservation & engagement.

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MandyB @mandy1b.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
substack.com/home/post/p-... Celeste Davis's excellent piece on how gaining a sense of belonging, OK-ness, power and masculinity is acquired by joining a group whose glue is a shared breaking of external rules, whilst obeying the group's internal ones, esp. secrecy. Sadly, this pattern is widespread
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I’m so sorry, but none of your solutions for fraternity reform are going to work
Fraternities are not failing at their purpose; they are succeeding perfectly.
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MandyB @mandy1b.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Charles McBryde: "Fascism makes you stupid, not intellectually stupid but morally stupid." ...... "Fear led them to believe absurdities, and absurdities led them to excuse atrocities"
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MellowSteadyFlow @mellowsteadyflow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This ought to be reposted widely. Release the Russia report Burnham.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 19/09/2026
🤔 Nigel Farage leads a political party. He’s a sitting MP. And he now hosts his own weekly primetime show on GB News. 🚨Broadcasters are required to present news in an impartial manner, without political bias. 👇 Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action.
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Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
PM Carney: "An alliance strong enough so that no one can dictate our choices. An alliance open enough that others can join. An alliance principled enough that our strength reinforces international law rather than seeks to replace it." 🎥 Credit: CPAC Live / YouTube ❤️🇪🇺🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🇪🇺❤️
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MandyB @mandy1b.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I'm hoping the concept of being an associate member of the EU will be a workaround for Burnham. It could be a Brexit get-out clause that would be vastly better than stagnating, as we are now. Potentially a huge gift from the EU to the UK that we don't really deserve but desperately need to grab.
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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I’ve gone through a range of emotions today over this Disgust ✅ Outrage ✅ Frustration ✅ Indignation ✅ Exasperation ✅ Genuine Fear For the Future of Our Democracy✅ But all of them come back to a burning hatred of the rank Corruption Reform Represents 😡
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Politics latest: Crypto billionaires give £72m to Reform - as critics call for cap on political donations
Crypto billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne have each handed Reform UK £36m in an effort to "level the playing field" with Labour and the Conservatives. The record-breaking pledges have prom...
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MandyB @mandy1b.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Love, love, love this man.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Needed saying.
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 08/09/2026
There should be alarm bells ringing at full tilt in Westminster when it comes to the coordinated intimidation campaign we saw over the weekend. What we got instead is a toothless statement that the government “condemns.” Not nearly good enough, I’m sorry.
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What Happened In Dover and Portsmouth Should Scare Us
Not because hundreds of men protested, but because they appeared disciplined, coordinated and ready to do it again.
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MandyB @mandy1b.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLuf... The excellent Jonathon Pie lays out the key points: Poor old Reform UK PLC is being stitched up because of 2 of their contractors' loose pub talk.. 🤔 or maybe... kleptocracy is being fuelled by foreign money whilst (selected) immigrants are blamed for all U.K. ills.
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The Reform Witch Hunt
YouTube video by Jonathan Pie
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MandyB @mandy1b.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Krishnan Guru Murthy is conducting exactly the kind of interview that every other MSM should have been doing. The right questions, the right follow-up, the right level of refusing to accept nonsense and lies and then pointing out facts. PLEASE, can we have more of this?
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Nadine Dorries quizzed over Reform’s secret donations plot
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 04/09/2026
Schools should be places of learning, not religious recruitment. Yet some churches & religious organisations are using publicly funded schools to evangelise to children — often without parents even knowing. Add your name if you agree evangelism has no place in schools. humanists.uk/action/end-e...
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Add your name to stop schools trying to convert children to their religion
Help us stop the dangerous role of church and faith institutions in education
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Rod 🦋💚 @splodders.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Father Nigel: Channel 4 accusations against Nigel Farage and Reform get the Father Ted treatment
YouTube video by The Crewkerne Gazette
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MandyB @mandy1b.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Chris Mason on 10pm news just now waffling, kerfumfering, and filling time; trying so hard not to state how much of a ‘gotcha’ channel 4 have achieved on Farage and the whole corrupt Reform scaffolding. I’m waiting for the collapse now the rot is fully exposed.
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MandyB @mandy1b.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
People in the U.K. need to be warned about Milo Yiannopoulos. He's a nasty piece of work who shines a light on his revolting views for attention and, presumably, for £/$. He has been deported from U.S. to U.K. so I've no doubt our MSM will give him a platform and he'll home in on Farage/Lowe et al.
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Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Nigel Farage Exposed: 18 years of infamy as leader of the UK Independence Party, the Brexit Party and Reform UK.
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Glasgow For Europe @glasgowforeurope.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The cost of #Brexit explained verybrexitproblems.com/blogs/news/t...
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The Full List of What Brexit Took From Britain
The full inventory of what Brexit took from Britain, plus the polling that shows why rejoin is now demographically inevitable.
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MandyB @mandy1b.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... Michael Sheen's excellent exposé ought to unleash a Post Office-scandal-type response, but I am concerned that powerful councils and companies will do whatever they can to prevent a spotlight from being shone any further on what they've already turned a blind eye to.
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Buried with Michael Sheen - Series 1: Episode 2
Ten years after a dying whistleblower's warning, Michael Sheen follows a trail of toxic chemical dumping in Wales and asks whether it could still be harming people’s health.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I mean… this is a painful watch. Here we are, Brexit Britain, in our not-so-splendid isolation, being battered on trade, less secure, less reliable, less trusted… just so much less… Canada wants in and we still can’t admit what arrogant, clueless fools we were for throwing it all away.
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kristinekenyon.bsky.social @kristinekenyon.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
“If I was gonna stage a coup in an upcoming election, what exactly would I do to safeguard my protection?” Listen to Sam Hodgson spell it out in the most creative yet scary way possible.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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thethinkingatheist.com @thethinkingatheist.com · 17/08/2026
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 16/08/2026
"BBC planning to change news output to ‘win over Reform voters’" How would anyone notice? www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/bbc-pla...
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BBC planning to change news output to 'win over Reform voters'
BBC bosses have drawn up plans to win over Reform UK voters to address "low trust issues" they have with the broadcaster.
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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Why oh why is BBC headlining half arsed policies, by a minority Party with just 8 MPs, that’s in a tailspin down the polls, awash with financial investigations over dodgy dealings❓ It’s clearly a diversion.. 🤷🏻‍♂️ LibDems have 71 MPs, when was the last time one of their policies got such coverage🤔
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Reform UK benefits ban for foreign nationals would include EU citizens
The move would require renegotiating the UK's Brexit deal and could risk stripping British expats living in the EU of similar rights.
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Larry & Paul @larryandpaul.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
⚠️ TONIGHT. 8pm. #BrokenNews. youtu.be/uuwilrnxCtk
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Breaking: Nigel Farage Resigns as MP - #BrokenNews
YouTube video by Larry & Paul
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MandyB @mandy1b.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
We desperately need "citizens capable of critical thought and truth-seeking" So I agree; "we need learning environments where they can practice those skills daily". We also need to diminish the influence of institutions encouraging people to swallow religious belief and superstition unchallenged.
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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
We should all do our bit to save water, says an interviewee on BBC Radio 4’s Today. Of course we should. However, people are unlikely to be enthusiastic about helping out the water firms, which have given ~£80 billion to shareholder, built no reservoirs and poisoned our rivers and seas with shit.
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
What else can Trump get wrong? All he now does is fail. youtu.be/oovfz6IAoA0?... We have enough evidence now: Trump is a disaster. When is the world going to be rid of him, his politics and his look-alikes here in the UK?
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What else can Trump get wrong? All he now does is fail.
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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MandyB @mandy1b.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
John's info. re the Tates is well worth the read but, even better, his discussion about defining masculinity is excellent: "Masculinity is not to be measured by how loudly you dominate people; it’s measured by how well you protect, provide, and show integrity when nobody’s watching." Well said 👏.
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MandyB @mandy1b.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A new government sets its direction early. I've just signed European Movement UK's petition asking Andy Burnham to drop the red lines on Europe and set out a real plan for the UK's European future. Please add your name here: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/5_asks_for_a...
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Our 5 Asks for Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham must seize the moment to build a bold, forward-looking agenda for his administration to lead the UK towards a new European future.
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MandyB @mandy1b.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Oh, so catchy! I bet you can't get to the end of this song without rocking in time and smiling.
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 15/07/2026
Britain's broken political system needs fixing. Proportional representation, real devolution, an elected second chamber and a written constitution would help deliver it. If Andy Burnham is serious about changing politics, our door is open.
Ed Davey speaking in the House of Commons, with a BBC News-style graphic featuring the headline: "Change voting system before next election, Davey urges Burnham."
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Lawrence @ldog562.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Finally..... E. Jean Carroll receives $5.6M from Trump in sex abuse, defamation case: Court filing. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/14/t...
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E. Jean Carroll receives $5.6M from Trump in sex abuse, defamation case: Court filing
A federal judge recently ordered Trump to pay Carroll, rejecting his last-ditch efforts while noting that he "has been stalling this case for years."
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
On my way, Clacton.
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MandyB @mandy1b.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/201... Aaahh, Farage in 1999/2000 looking like he wasn't much more than a Froglet compared to how he is now. His thoughts on how to maximise fraud and corruption were developing too.
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Nigel Farage claims in video MEPs can earn like a Goldman Sachs banker
In footage from 1999 or 2000, the Ukip leader is heard criticising the MEP expense system as 'wrong' and 'monstrous'
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MandyB @mandy1b.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Zelenskyy is exhibiting all the high-level skills of the Jedi Master he so obviously is. He's just waiting (much more calmly than me) for the day when he can unleash the Force on this low-level orange Sith.
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MandyB @mandy1b.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Farage spent so much time and other people's money trying to become an M.P. I don't think he'd really thought it through! #CarefulWhatYouWishFor #Farage
Farage surrounded by the rules and scrutiny that apply to all MPs, with the slogan "Careful what you wish for".
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MandyB @mandy1b.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
@mrcodydahler.bsky.social explains the hidden financial workings behind the transparent royal tax arrangements. www.youtube.com/shorts/Y4sma...
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#royals #royal #royalfamily #tax #kingcharles #monarchy
YouTube video by mrcodydahler
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MandyB @mandy1b.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
From 30 mins in, @keithbrymerjones.bsky.social is saying it like it is, with passion, re Brexit on Politics Live. If only more people would be clear when they get a live, (can't be edited out), TV opportunity. #RejoinEU www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Politics Live - The Dangers of Artificial Intelligence
Could AI be as much of a threat to humanity as nuclear weapons?
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MandyB @mandy1b.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
What a sad state of affairs that we have to petition the government to enforce MPs' (well.... one in particular) to do their job. Petition link below 👇
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
#BrexitBenefits #RejoinEU
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I can’t understand why people say there are no tangible Brexit benefits. I’d say five million quid was pretty tangible. 😀
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MandyB @mandy1b.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Meme from https://www.reddit.com/r/memes/ showing Sheldon Cooper asking why?, why?, why?...... Oh, that's why.
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 23/06/2026
Farage's £5m problem: do any of his defences hold up? www.thenerve.news/p/nigel-fara...
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Farage's £5m problem: do any of his defences hold up?
Nigel Farage has offered a succession of explanations for failing to declare a £5m gift he received in 2024 from crypto-billionaire Christopher Harborne. Ex-MP and professor of law David Howarth exami...
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MandyB @mandy1b.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
@jonathanpienews.bsky.social becomes more profound with every post. We should keep all his rants as social history.
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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Ahhhhh the best one so far! 🤣🤣🤣 #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Oh this is IT! He had it coming. He only had himself to blame! The graffiti is GONE. 🤣🤣 #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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MandyB @mandy1b.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Oh, genius rebellion. Yes please, Chicago, that will spread some satisfaction worldwide!
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Political Satirical @politicalsatirical.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Nigel Farage, at home, listening to the radio... By Mr Spicer...
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