Martin Dean @martinddean.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Anyone spoken to @southleedslife.bsky.social or West Leeds Dispatch? There are long standing Leeds groups in this space 120 2
Reposted by Martin DeanRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 22/09/2025My grandad was a member of Antifa, at Arnhem in Sept 1944 www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...reuters.comTrump to sign order designating antifa a terrorist organizationU.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order as soon as Monday designating the antifa movement a "terrorist organization," the White House said, after promising actions targeting left-wing groups following Charlie Kirk's assassination. 1325541 255
Reposted by Martin DeanSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 18/09/2025All political tribes can be hypocritical but the right's current level of hypocrisy on free speech is deliberate. It's an assertion of power not a blindspot. 522750757 2.8K
Reposted by Martin DeanBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 17/09/2025The UK is welcoming Donald Trump, hope he see's it. 23610182 610
Reposted by Martin DeanJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 04/09/2025It seems unlikely that the richest men in the world are so worried about footing the bill for decent regulation of the online space that they’ve signed up pliant politicians to invent a non-existent ‘free speech crisis’. Until you remember just how greedy you have to be to become that rich… 402059435 2.1K
Martin Dean @martinddean.bsky.social · 02/09/2025You too can read this garbage. The bloke incited violence. He is free to do it but not without consequence archive.ph/rAheDarchive.ph 000 0
Reposted by Martin DeanOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 19/08/2025Here's a fact for you all. Prior to 2017 there was not a single documented case of any individual travelling by small boats across the English Channel to caim asylum in the UK. Not ONE. This current 'boats' crisis has been largely caused by Brexit. But for some reason NOBODY is saying that. 16938661452 3.9K
Reposted by Martin DeanPilar redalphababe #fbpe 🇪🇸🇬🇧🇺🇦🇪🇺 @pilargomez.bsky.social · 15/08/2025I see Reform are playing the hurt victim again. Apparently they can say the most outrageous things about anyone including whipping up hate against a whole group of people on the basis of their immigration status but can’t bear to hear that their leader is a Putin apologists. 613829 138
Martin Dean @martinddean.bsky.social · 12/08/2025I am not supporting them. But designating them terrorist is nuts 000 0
Martin Dean @martinddean.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Isn't motivation a mitigating factor. In cases of vandalism eg of coal trains, juries found climate activists not guilty because their motive mitigated their action. 100 1
Martin Dean @martinddean.bsky.social · 12/08/2025You have failed to construct any argument to support your pov. Just rudeness. My position is perfectly sensible. The phrase terrorism should be reserved for terrorism. Not peaceful direct action. Not vandalism, not non lethal violence. 000 0
Martin Dean @martinddean.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Blowing up buildings was what that was drafted to mean. Not vandalism 100 1
Martin Dean @martinddean.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Wrong. I very much am not alright with it. Those actions are criminal and should be dealt with by the courts They are not terrorism. Your attempt to say it's terrorism or nothing is wrong 100 1
Martin Dean @martinddean.bsky.social · 11/08/2025They did not have the objective of killing people. Terrorism should be reserved for that. If they committed other offences they can be appropriately charged 100 1
Reposted by Martin DeanDr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Climate denier buffoon gets a reality check - his damage already done. www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...telegraph.co.ukBritish farmers face ‘catastrophic’ harvest, warns Jeremy ClarksonFormer Top Gear host says a lack of rainfall is severely affecting UK crops 19327104 327
Martin Dean @martinddean.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Physical attacks are not terrorism "six people aged 20-30 years old were arrested on suspicion of a range of offences including Section 18 wounding with intent, aggravated burglary, burglary and criminal damage." 110 1
Martin Dean @martinddean.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Idiotic. Being a terrorist means trying to kill people. Anything else is a dilution of the phrase 110 1
Martin Dean @martinddean.bsky.social · 11/08/2025six people aged 20-30 years old were arrested on suspicion of a range of offences including Section 18 wounding with intent, aggravated burglary, burglary and criminal damage. Not terrorists 010 1
Reposted by Martin DeanMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 09/08/2025Front Page of the Day: He will not be deterred. #ReleaseThe_EPSTEIN_Files 872347957954 34.8K
Reposted by Martin DeanTokyo Sexwhale @tokyosexwhale.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Just sayin’ 305179092768 17.9K
Martin Dean @martinddean.bsky.social · 05/08/2025But is that most effective for service organisation? If the pop is low, you will lose economies of scale. No reason why a single authority cannot have multi site delivery under an efficient management structure. 010 1
Martin Dean @martinddean.bsky.social · 04/08/2025That last point was so true at Headingley. Including just going out to play as soon as the ground was fit, not announcing a start time in 15 minutes. 000 0
Martin Dean @martinddean.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Wow what a sad aggressive person you are. 3 opportunities to send me to an informative article, not taken. Goodbye 000 0
Martin Dean @martinddean.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Interesting because the point about vpns came from an article by the guardians technology correspondent. Ie the id checker could be honest and the vpn not. You clearly have no idea how the various techs work. I would like to find out to make a proper asessment 100 1
Reposted by Martin DeanParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Twelve men have been charged with child sex offences. I’m sure all the ‘concerned parents’ will be out in force any time now. Unless there’s something… different about these perverts..? 34804268 804
Martin Dean @martinddean.bsky.social · 04/08/2025No idea what you are talking about. Yoti is GB based and covered by gdpr I have asked multiple times for direction to analysis of issues with estimation but answer came none. There is a treat that vpns will sell or use logs, so no free pass 200 2
Martin Dean @martinddean.bsky.social · 02/08/2025Very poor article. No analysis of why the far right owned Twitter has chosen to require age verification way beyond the scope required, as what seems a deliberate strategy. 010 1
Reposted by Martin DeanSean1965#bluecrew @seamus1965.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Farage wants him locked up for life. 5242 24
Martin Dean @martinddean.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Who are "the residents" in this article. Why would they have the right to stop adults who want to gamble? Residents is usually code for tiny no's who respond to planning apps. Not adverse to stronger controls on multiple outlets for councils. 000 0
Reposted by Martin DeanSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 27/07/2025This is England! 731769 317
Reposted by Martin DeanMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 26/07/2025imagine telling the columnists who wanted to send in the army on some inner-London kids in 2011 that fifteen years on they'd actually be pro-riots 271086197 1.1K
Martin Dean @martinddean.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Only the speccie could describe a far right reform type as a local mum 000 0
Reposted by Martin DeanPeter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Fascinating BBC story about Reform MP Sarah Pochin saying a local street is blighted by immigrations living in shared accommodation, only for locals to suggest this is bollocks. Political lesson: take on church wardens and sensible pensioners at your peril. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 15238116 238
Reposted by Martin DeanAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Proscribe the Spectator 1131627499 1.6K
Martin Dean @martinddean.bsky.social · 26/06/2025@polcurrency.bsky.social the second test is at Edgbaston lads. AI nil. Wisden 1 www.wisden.com/series/world...wisden.comENG vs IND, 2nd Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Jul 02, 2025, Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, 2025 | Scorecard, Live Score, Ball-By-Ball Commentary And Results | India tour of England, 2025Get live match score : England vs India match scorecard. Read all cricket news and updates on Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, 2025 on Wisden 010 1
Reposted by Martin DeanAssociation of Cricket Statisticians & Historians @acscricket.bsky.social · 22/06/2025RIP David ‘Syd’ Lawrence. He played 5 Test matches for England taking 18 wickets at 37.55. In all first class games he took 515 wickets at 32.07. In List A cricket he took 155 wickets at 26.43. He also played in one ODI taking 4 wickets at an average of 16.75. #cricketcounts 04611 46
Reposted by Martin DeanAndrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 20/06/2025This is long overdue, and welcome. Council funding has been slashed overall - but as well as more, it also needs to be rebalanced to focus on need ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukLabour to shift council funding towards poorer areasMinisters say current funding rules fail to account for higher service costs in more deprived places. 825040 250
Reposted by Martin DeanPolitics in the U.K. @politicsintheuk.bsky.social · 10/06/2025From today, it’s Sir Sadiq Khan to you Reform UK bellends. 😂 2025731 257
Reposted by Martin DeanThe Advonet Group @advonetuk.bsky.social · 10/06/2025There are just a few spaces left at our free #SelfAdvocacy event on Friday! Learn how to empower people and communities by helping them to speak up for themselves and their rights, as well as how to use self-advocacy resources. To book a free place, please visit tinyurl.com/empowermentsa 024 4
Martin Dean @martinddean.bsky.social · 10/06/2025This is such garbage I can't be arsed to feed it into archive 000 0