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Jo Vowles

@manxgirl71.bsky.social
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Ska / Punk fan from the Isle of Man. Socialist, anti-facist, but mainly dog lover!

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Their Devil @iamdevil.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Oh, it’s obvious.
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PdxPunkx @pdxpunk.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Wulfhelm @wulfhelm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Everything that's wrong with our nation. Everything that's broken. Everything that's corrupted. Started with her.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 04/10/2026
There is a rot in our public services That rot is called privatisation It is time to end it and run our public services for us, not private shareholders Andy Burnham must deliver on the transformative change he is promising
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EveryDoctor @everydoctor.org.uk · 03/10/2026
People over profit, always. 💙 Don't let private equity strip down our healthcare system. Take 1 minute to send our letter to your MP right now: everydoctor.eaction.org.uk/stop-private...
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This 👇
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Truth 👇
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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Some powerful comments on our petition urging Ikea to pull their ads from Talk Radio - add your voice here: actionstorm.org/petitions/ik...
Graphic showing this text from a petition supporter: "I am RNLI crew and former full-time HM Coastguard officer. Daniel Thomas’ actions are inexcusable and are the culmination of the unchecked dissemination of far-right propaganda. Anyone associated with this should hang their heads in shame" - Gareth
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Jo Vowles @manxgirl71.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This breah should be prosecuted like any other cybercrime. Lock up those responsibilities and sue the life out of OpenAI
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good. Now arrest those who were with him for conspiracy, and then arrest those who tried to set fire to a hotel for arson. And then proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation. Which is what you are if you use violence for political ends. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Police arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after dinghy slashed in Channel
Thirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger life
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Israeli attacks on Gaza since 2023 killed at least 73,795 people, wounded more than 174,800. More than 20,000 children killed, 44,000 injured. Thousands of children have lost limbs, while roughly 17,000 have been left unaccompanied or orphaned. The US is directly complicit in this atrocity.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 20/09/2026
This is such a powerful speech from Chris Hinchliff There are many reasons why we must bring our water into public ownership. NATIONAL SECURITY and DEMOCRACY are not mentioned enough
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Reform UK defy International Law "UN Convention on the Law of the Sea Article 98: Places a mandatory legal duty on states and the master of any ship to render assistance to any person found at sea in danger of being lost, and to proceed with all possible speed ..." www.facebook.com/groups/19585...
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Proscribe the extreme far right groups before it's too late" via The UK Against Hate
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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Ok, here's a compromise: Print out the unredacted Epstein Files and tape them to the Kennedy Center. Boom! His name will be all over the place.
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Professor Darkness @professordarkness.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Their Devil @iamdevil.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Graffiti in Paris. *chefs kiss
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"You are the problem" meme via Expose Racism
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 11/09/2026
What should happen with the water industry? Mutualisation, cooperative, public control or public ownership? We are cutting through the noise. Here are 5 tests any reform of our water industry MUST pass: vist.ly/5i5e3
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POWER: The 5 key tests of public ownership
When he came to power as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham said he wanted to end 40 years of neoliberalism, and repeatedly criticised the privatisation of life’s essentials.
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Jo Vowles @manxgirl71.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Great list identifying politicians with morals #boycottIsrael #Istandwithpalestine
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Jo Vowles @manxgirl71.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know these thugs do not speak for the rest of us. Add your name? act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...
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An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 03/09/2026
The Government is letting data centre developers bypass local scrutiny... BUT they don't even know what the data centres are being used for 🤯 It's time to put the brakes on. It's time for a national data centre strategy.
UK government does not know what datacentres are being used for, FoI request shows

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Leader of the Green Party:
“The government plans to steamroller over local opposition so private companies can build these facilities – yet they can’t even explain what the benefits are and who is benefiting.”

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Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of the Green Party of England and Wales c/o PO Box Green Party London SE1P 6YL
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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 30/08/2026
"How many litres of water did you waste creating that nonsense!" Do you use AI to create stupid pictures? @natashadevon.bsky.social demands that you stop right now.
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Jo Vowles @manxgirl71.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
@psychicsquirrel.bsky.social Crap squirrel photos!
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Hellrosser @rosserford.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We’re going to hear about how everyone loved Dolly, and that feels true. But it’s good to remember, and to her credit, that she was attacked for her AIDS activism, her vaccine advocacy, her LGBTQ+ support and even, more recently, for her reading initiatives. She ALWAYS stood firm when it mattered.
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Bishop Steiner @bishopsteiner.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
still one of the greatest conversations ever put on TV.
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The Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
More than 100 former British and French diplomats have issued an unusually blunt warning to Andy Burnham and Emmanuel Macron. They say statements are no longer enough. And they want Britain and France to start imposing real consequences. Full story 👇
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
100 companies are responsible for 71% of global emissions. They told YOU to recycle better while they polluted more. Don't fall for it. Hold systems accountable. #ClimateCrisis
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 21/08/2026
Public CONTROL is not public OWNERSHIP Andy Burnham's bus reforms in Manchester were good, but they show that with public control, shareholders still take out profits Our buses, water and other public services should be run in public ownership - not public control
GRaphic that highlights four models of bus ownership in the UK from full privatisation to the Manchester model where buses are privately owned but the market is regulated, to the Reading model where the buses are publicly owned but the market is deregulated, and lastly to We Own It's proposed model where the buses are publicly owned and the market is regulated
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 21/08/2026
Obama’s real sin was interrupting America’s cherished tradition of turning every foreign-policy problem into a 20-year war.
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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Medical Advice
How to survive the global heatwave 
Stay hydrated 
Treat yourself to an ice cream 
Dismantle the fossil fuel industry which is literally burning the planet for the short term profit of a vanishingly small capitalist class
Loose fitting clothing
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Their Devil @iamdevil.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The national debt trap.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Full nationalisation of water companies must be at the top of the government’s agenda to prevent catastrophic water shortages in the years ahead. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK government ‘irresponsible’ for not publishing emergency drought plans
Campaigners demand greater transparency into water companies’ plans not made public due to ‘security reasons’
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
NO 👇 LIES DETECTED.......
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Glenn D Stockard @gdstockard.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Not shocked.....
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 17/08/2026
Since privatisation, water companies have extracted £85 billion net out of the system. Every penny they claim to have invested has come from your bills; they’ve also racked up a debt mountain of over £60 billion at your expense. Their actions now are indefensible. We need water in public hands.
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Jo Vowles @manxgirl71.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This is disgusting. Water scarcity is caused by the lack of investment in infrastructure since privatisation-we've had no nrw reservoirs and the infrastructure we do have leaks like a sieve. Instead of invest, privitised companies have stolen 85 billion i. Did vends while racking up 60 billion debt
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 17/08/2026
Regulators should be looking after citizens, not company profits 📱 So we've teamed up with Clean Up the Internet to challenge Ofcom on their decision to water down online safety provisions goodlaw.social/ozdr
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Social media: Ofcom are cosying up to big tech | Good Law Project
The media regulators have watered down crucial provisions on illegal content and kept meetings with tech giants in the dark – we're fighting back
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Their Devil @iamdevil.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Sometimes it takes a villain, to show us who the real villains are.
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Democracy Warrior! @demowarrior.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Here is a more thorough list. lataco.com/ice-death-tr...
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Here's Every Single Death Linked to Immigration Enforcement Since Trump's Raids Began in 2025 ~ L.A. TACO
We hope this register offers a moment to remember the names and stories of the victims. For each one, we’ve included the backstory we were able to gather alongside the official account from government...
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 14/08/2026
Water companies are trying to hike your water bills AGAIN. Privatisation is not affordable. Andy Burnham must block these bill hikes. Let the water companies that can't survive without hiking our bills GO BUST. Then we take them into public hands for nothing.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 13/08/2026
If you want this madness to end, there is only one thing to do now. Sign our petition demanding Andy Burnham take Thames Water into public ownership: vist.ly/5emm5
Two screenshots. The first a BBC News headline that says "10,000 homes suffer water cut". The second an LBC News headline that says Thames Water hands £1 million payout to finance boss despite stricken finances"
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Jo Vowles @manxgirl71.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
#cubasolidarity
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JoanKay @joankay.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A fifth heatwave. People at risk across the country. But the new Government is silent. Time to tax fossil fuel companies to fund firefighting helicopters. And to race to lower carbon energy and permanently cheaper bills.
Green leader Zack Polanski accuses government of 'gross negligence' over climate crisis
With parts of Britain set to experience their fifth heatwave of the summer this week, Zack Polanski, the Green party leader, has accused the government of not recognising the severity of the crisis.

In a statement, he said:

We are now facing the fifth heatwave in months following the recent deaths of 3,000 people in our country from extreme weather conditions.

This is the greatest crisis this country has faced since the second world war and to complacently dismiss the demands for immediate action by saying everything is under control is gross negligence, blatantly untrue and misses the severity of the crisis.

Only days after dedicated public servants talked about the need for urgent action, backed up by indisputable science, to secure our food supplies and the health of the most vulnerable, the Labour government says it’s all in hand, and supply chains are resilient.

At a press conference last week, Polanski said the government should be responding with emergency measures now.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 10/08/2026
🤑Thames Water is failing its customers while awarding obscene payments to its top team. @andyburnham.bsky.social must step in now & take back the company. It’s criminal to let this rip off continue with 16 million households paying the price. ✍️Sign our petition if you agree: vist.ly/5e7dg
Screenshot of a headline from The Guardian: "Thames Water faces row over £1m payment to finance chief Campaign group says firm is ‘taking the mickey’ by paying fee and Andy Burnham should nationalise it"
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Government says they're focused on "providing stability" through oil and gas. An absolute dereliction of first duty to keep us safe. It won't boost the economy for the people but further obscene profits for fossil fuel companies & their shareholders. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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PM faces pressure as Jackdaw licence consultation closes
A consultation on Jackdaw, a gas field 150 miles east of Aberdeen, will close on Monday.
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🗝️🐍🦉🌙 Dolly 🗡️ Dagger 🍉🇺🇦📚🌈 @dollydagger6.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Now that Todd Blanche has been confirmed as AG, the Epstein Files will be buried or even destroyed. His sole purpose is to protect the Epstein Class. Stop saying “release the files”. They won’t. The only way we’ll ever see those files is if they’re leaked from outside the country now.
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