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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Zionism is racism was not written by self righteous, white, lefties It was written by Palestinians in consultation with Palestinian and Jewish groups, Party officials, solicitors and many other over more than a year. I think Palestinian voices should be part of the debate youtu.be/6IQoRYEB-MA?...

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Ed Poole speaks to Lubna Speitan about Zionism is Racism

YouTube video by Amplify with Ed Poole

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MOKTOP @moktop.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Didn't the UN declare this decades ago in 1975. Resolution 3379. "Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination."

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

No doubt news of this act of generosity will appear in every Reform UK social media group (Just kidding!) meme via Ann E. Butterworth

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

via Campbell Finnie

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chiller @chiller.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026

The NHS needs to either be properly funded and provisioned by this government, or we need a government that will do it.

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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...

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Banksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London Daily

Exclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities

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chiller @chiller.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026

Might have done a bit of a rant at my MP. It's quite a nice feeling actually. Give it a go.

It has been promoted and pushed and egged and funded and nurtured by social media, where the racism, the hate. the disdain for our country's values is open and constant - and which remains unregulated to the cost of us all; and by the British media, also entirely unregulated (I suppose we could crowd fund some dentures for Ofcom but I remain unconvinced that it would know what to do with them), including those parts of it which are most trusted by the British public (link to BBC article below, where the thugs are referred to as if they are ordinary protesters, and a life-threatening criminal act in the channel aqainst RNLI staff is relegated to a brief mention in paragraph 15).

We used to hear "both sides" from the news. and even then, that was an absurd position, where only one side ever provided facts, and the other only ever provided feelings. We don't hear that any more. Now we only hear one side. it is the racist. hateful side. and it is framed, always, as "legitimate concerns".

They are not legitimate. We saw no village-wide protest from Piddington, when they had 2,600 mostly white young men in those barracks, and endured crimes, including rape, associated with those men. But 1200 brown men? Suddenly that's "legitimate concerns". It isn't. It's racism.

We cannot predicate the human rights of a person upon the strong feelings of a group that hates them.

That is not how human rights work ir this country, or it didn't used to be. We have done precisely this to trans people in this country - handed their harmless lives directly to the tiny, well- connected, well-funded group that hates them most. We are now normalising racism in precisely the same way. This is going to destroy our society.

What we need from the government urgently is:-
• Press regulation, sharp-eared enough to identify a dogwhistle and bold enough to call it what it is: with the good of our inclusive society at it's core and meaningful punishments
• Social media regulation: frankly X should be shut down. and the embarrassing fact that we don't want to annoy the chief nazi because he owns Starlink needs to be faced, because X's continued influence or our society must end. Facebook isn't much better: regulate them or end them.

• We need clear, unequivocal statements from our PM. and from our MPs, about the fact that this is racism and terrorism. It is not "legitimate concerns".
• We need these Blackshirts and their leaders proscribed as terrorists, and sentenced accordingly
• And we need a concerted public information campaign to offset the colossal, constant untruths the press and social media have propagated: our society has hardly any crime. Refugees aren't disproportionately criminal. And tell people what benefits refugees get because it's shockingly low and people believe utter nonsense they read on Facebook. Educate people! We used to have incredibly effective public information films on prime time TV - I'm old enough to remember when drink driving went from "a bit of a laugh, ho ho ho evervone does it," to "nobody does that now" virtually overniqht, because of such a campaign.

I realise government is hard, and that our current qovernment is tasked with undoing 20 years of utter incompetence. But that must start from the basis of British values. "Respect and dignity" isn't an idea. It's an action, taken every day, it's the courage to stand up against hate, every day, and to call it what it is and to say the uncomfortable thing and sometimes, yes, the unpopular thing.

I hope that our government has this courage. I have not seen it yet,
Yours faithfully,

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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Infinite growth on a finite planet is a death sentence. There is no economic growth on a dead planet.

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Mikel Newton @mikelfrance.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Mikel Landa rolling back the years!! Bloody excellent!!

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Mikel Newton @mikelfrance.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Jeez. All the GC riders turning themselves inside out on the first climb of the day!! Only 2 more Cat1s and an Esp to go!!!

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Mikel Newton @mikelfrance.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

@josebeentv.bsky.social is rapidly becoming my favourite cycling commentator. Really on top of what’s happening/which teams are in a group. Love it.

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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now

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Mikel Newton @mikelfrance.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

@petemckee.bsky.social Just came across someone flogging (apparently crap quality) tee shirts with this on the front. Have you agreed to this?

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Mikel Newton @mikelfrance.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

And THAT’S why La Vuelta was worth watching. Not for his crash but because anything can happen. Hope Tadej isn’t too badly injured.

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Rebecca Thompson 🦋 @rebalynn.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

"Not Afraid of Ghosts" Acrylic on canvas by Mia Blount (2026)

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Jill Hayward @frdragonspouse.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Not one but two parliamentary select committees pointed out her unsuitability for the role, but Labour, now a wholly transphobic entity, appointed her anyway.

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Mikel Newton @mikelfrance.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

@pippayork.bsky.social Thanks for saying in comms how “heavy” the Limousin roads are. I thought it was just me getting old having moved here from the relative flatlands of the south coast.

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Ned Boulting @nedboulting.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Never. Never. Never buy books from Amazon. I mean, try not to buy anything from there, but never ever books. They are destroyers of the thing I hold dearest. futurism.com/artificial-i...

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Amazon Caught Destroying Rare Books to Train AI

An investigation by 404 Media found that Amazon bought a shipment of rare books so it could scan and destroy them to train AI.

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Domainophile @domainophile.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

AI scrambling to train on anything non-AI indicates the final stage of end-stage empire/capitalism. We are literally betting our entire civilization on a technology that the technology itself considers worthless.

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Mikel Newton @mikelfrance.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Well the fall of Sky/INEOS/Netcompany is writ large across the TdF. No stage wins and highest placed rider in 20th. Laughable for their budget. Arguably Total Energies were more impressive with a top 10 placing (Jegat).

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riksredguard.bsky.social @riksredguard.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. George Orwell: 1984

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Trump escalates Smithsonian attack with order for signs outside history museum

President directs interior department to display signs outside museum that accuse institution of inaccuracy

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Mikel Newton @mikelfrance.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I love some of the maniac TdF fans by the roadside. We’ve all seen Didi the Devil but my favourite this year is definitely the somewhat overweight fella in a different dress and wig each day standing on his van with the big “Celine Dione” sign on the back.

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Mikel Newton @mikelfrance.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

This is when the Spanish team unveil a banner saying “Gibraltar is Spanish” just for shits and giggles.

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Mikel Newton @mikelfrance.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

So Jonas and Tadej woken up at 2am and 5am respectively for doping control. TNT pundits complaining. Sorry guys, it may be disruptive for the riders but we want clean riders in the sport. IMO it’s a good move.

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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This happened in 1930s Germany, listen…

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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

No science fiction could have prepared us for just how stupid the end of the world can be. "The environment was on the brink of collapse, and so, rather than deal with that, we burned what fuel we had left getting computers to scam each other for money."

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The Far-Right Billionaire Who Is Buying Up French Culture Vincent Bollore is helping push France to the right as he gathers a growing empire of publishing houses, newspapers, and film studios across the country...

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The Far-Right Billionaire Who Is Buying Up French Culture

Vincent Bollore is helping push France to the right as he gathers a growing empire of publishing houses, newspapers, and film studios across the country

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Mikel Newton @mikelfrance.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Thank Christ for that. Rob Hatch now on commentary.

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

In politics, we’re torn between ideals and practicalities, aspirations and realities, the world as we want it, and as we find it But one day a manifesto comes along that reconciles both in every pledge. A rare moment of clarity and hope

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Nigel Farage vs "the establishment" He went to private school, worked as a stockbroker, has been a professional politician for 31 years, has his own TV show, is a brand ambassador for gold, is mates with POTUS, accepted a secret £5m gift, and owns five houses bought outright with cash What a rebel

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Mikel Newton @mikelfrance.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Worrying times. Le Pen potentially clear to run for President in 2027. Will be interesting to see what she says at 8pm this evening.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Microsoft is laying off 4,800 workers today. Its CEO made $96.5M in 2025, a 22% increase from the previous year. Microsoft made $101B in net income last year — and raked in up to $12.5B in tax breaks from Trump's Big Ugly Bill. This is what a rigged system looks like.

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PalpableConcern @palpableconcern.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Worthy of a read: bsky.app/profile/tsno...

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Mikel Newton @mikelfrance.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Hahahahaha😂😂🤣😂🤣

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Mikel Newton @mikelfrance.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Women’s British Road Race Champs. If those time gaps are right I think the peloton have forgotten this isn’t a Sunday club ride out! 8:45 mins from leader to peloton and no real chase.

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Mikel Newton @mikelfrance.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Celia Gery takes the women’s French road race title. Cedrine Kerbaol snatches second.

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Mikel Newton @mikelfrance.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

@pippayork.bsky.social Those twin blade wheels are still available. €1100!!

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Today is World Refugee Day. Here’s a poem called ‘Refugees’.

Refugees

They have no need of our help
So do not tell me
These haggard faces could belong to you or me
Should life have dealt a different hand
We need to see them for who they really are
Chancers and scroungers
Layabouts and loungers
With bombs up their sleeves
Cut-throats and thieves
They are not
Welcome here
We should make them
Go back to where they came from
They cannot
Share our food
Share our homes
Share our countries
Instead let us
Build a wall to keep them out
It is not okay to say
These are people just like us
A place should only belong to those who are born there
Do not be so stupid to think that
The world can be looked at another way

(now read from bottom to top)

Brian Bilston

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