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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Capitalism gives everyone the opportunity to own their own tent...
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North East Bylines @northeastbylines.co.uk · 28/09/2026
“I felt like giving back to the community by volunteering at nurdle cleaning at the Beach, my participation in the effort symbolises me as a Newcastle resident, not necessarily an asylum seeker” | North East Bylines
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Refugees help out at Tyneside beach clean-up
“I felt like giving back to the community by volunteering at nurdle cleaning at the Beach, my participation in the effort symbolises me as a Newcastle resident, not necessarily an asylum seeker”
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I wonder how many people would vote for Reform UK if they knew that 'Man-of-th-People Nigel Farage thinks services for the poorest people need to be slashed in order to pay for millionaires paying less tax ... "Local families are fuming......" via We Demand UK
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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Can you take 2 mins to respond to Ofwat's consultation to demand they BLOCK the water bill hike. If water companies can't survive without hiking our bills, let them go bust and bring them into public ownership. Deadline: midnight Thurs 24th Sept weownit.org.uk/NoBillHike
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Ofwat: No to water bills hike, let them go bust - Respond by midnight on Thursday 24th September
Demand that Ofwat says no to bill hikes. Let water companies go bust and bring them into public ownership for nothing.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Around 40% of the world's dirty money, proceeds of corruption and crime, is laundered through the UK, its Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories. Successive govts promise new laws and enforcement but they make little impact. Why do govts continue to fail? Watch the Minister's reply.
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Jamie Driscoll @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Four years ago tomorrow was the Truss mini-budget. Every day another news story says Britain is under pressure from global instability. Why can’t we just build homes, and clean energy, with secure jobs? Turns out the answer is even better than I thought. See what you think. HostageNation.com
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HOSTAGE NATION: Britain’s Escape Plan
Britain has the money, the land and the people. What it lost was the nerve. Hostage Nation is the practical plan to escape, ready to implement today
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 22/09/2026
Hostage Nation: Britain’s escape plan Major new report argues that Britain is a "Hostage Nation," trapped by a set of rules we wrote ourselves northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
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Hostage Nation: Britain’s escape plan
Major new report argues that Britain is a "Hostage Nation," trapped by a set of rules we wrote ourselves
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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Perhaps 1920-1970 was the exception? Maybe this is what capitalism really is?
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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Book at tinyurl.com/bdz48cdm or majority website/events
A picture of the North Tyneside meeting the South Tyneside to promote a discussion on common ownership of water
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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A picture of the north and south Tyne meeting to illustrate a talk of co-operative or mutual ownership of water in Northumbria
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Christina🌊🌊 @sassycc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Do you understand it!!
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Dan Burn's Missing Finger @missingfinger.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Public Service Announcement: Newcastle United have won more Premier League games at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2026 than Tottenham have. #NUFC
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
#nufc
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
'Baseless commitments' - Political opponents react to 100 days of Reform UK in South Tyneside www.shieldsgazette.com/news/baseles...
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Political opponents react to 100 days of Reform UK at South Tyneside Council
Reform UK’s political opponents have reacted to their first 100 days in charge of South Tyneside Council.
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Daryl Feehely @darylfeehely.com · 28/08/2026
An amazing collection of Irish campaign badges in the Quay Coop in Cork 😍 #Speirgorm
Badges of Honour tshirt in the Quay Coop in Cork.
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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
#nufc
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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Milanese chef after having cheesy chips explained to him...
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Gordon Ramsay's Hilarious Crying Face
ALT: Gordon Ramsay's Hilarious Crying Face
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Nick Varga @karaoke-god.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Novocastrum @novocastrianufc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
#NUFC When the missus says 'What's a fridge for?'
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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
How do Americans tell if their electricity comes from a Co-operative? They flick a switch, if the light comes on, it's a co-op
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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Nice of the #BBCtv to let us know of Reform's plans for Government. By the same reckoning they should publish the plans I've made for a date with Daisy Edgar-Jones...
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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I hope #Sky commentators are watching...
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Grey Eye Magpie @greyeyemagpie.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
1) they chose a very bad lens for the shape of some of these lads heads 2) we must protect Bazoumana Toure at all costs #nufc
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Majority @majorityuk.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Less than two weeks until our Majority Annual Conference! A day of events and engagement with short speeches, interactive workshops, great discussions and practical ways to improve your activism. Book your place now at the link below! 👇🏼 majorityuk.org/conte...
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Tony Dexter @timbleman.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The BBC Reform propaganda story is rightly taking some flack. Don’t forget who is embedded in ‘our’ national broadcaster. What has the BBC done for me….its become a biased, uncritical Reform platform
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Steve Tallantyre @tallantyre.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I've seen better football at St James Park, but there was a moment today when my 15 year old, half-Spanish son was belting out a word- perfect Blaydon Races with me, and I thought of going to games with my grandad, and my eyes got a bit moist and that's what it's really all about in the end. #nufc
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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
If competition is the safety valve ensuring capitalism provides value for money, how come all these mergers are allowed to create effective monopolies? It’s almost as if the CEOs & economists aren’t being entirely honest with us about the built in value of the system driving us off the climate cliff
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Majority @majorityuk.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Majority stall in full swing at Durham Miners Gala. Loads of great conversations about the need to work together and make sure our movement is full of capable and compassionate activists and leaders. #durhamminersgala #wearethemajority
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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
#nufc Owners of football clubs do so to make profits. Trophies are a 'nice-to-have' but not essential to them.
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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
#nufc I still can't find an official confirmation of Bruno to Arsenal. If he stays are we witnessing the greatest trolling in history???
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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
These people are sick...
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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Makes you wonder how long funerals will have those miserable buggers in the cassocks. Time for a funeral service in line with modern sentiment of celebrating life.
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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Mayo winning the Sam is yet another example of the declining influence of the Catholic Church in Ireland...
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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
*warfare moves to asymmetric strategy, where drones and RCVs are needed in massive numbers* UK MOD: "we need four more nuclear submarines to meet this challenge"
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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
#nufc "If Bruno goes, I go" "Bye"
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Majority @majorityuk.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Next up for our film club…..Made In Dagenham. A brilliant film about the struggle for equal pay for women. Based on the true story of a landmark 1968 strike by car factory workers. Film screening followed by an informal discussion about the themes covered. Book your spot below 👇🏼
MAJORITY
Flm Club
MADE IN DAGENHAM
WEDNESDAY 17 JUNE 6.00PM - 9.00PM
Gosforth Civic Theatre
Regent Farm Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 3HD
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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Looking across Upper Loch Torridon towards the Torridon Hotel earlier this morning.. Beinn Damh behind.
Hotel with mountain behind.
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Humanity Must Win @humanitymustwin.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Nobody should die in a war to protect this. Let it collapse and we can build a better world that benefits all people and protects the environment.
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Steve Bullock @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Is there a law other than speed limits that people who routinely break it think they should be let-off from because they only broke it a little bit, or only broke it once? “I only embezzled a little bit. I’m usually an excellent non-embezzler. These embezzlement laws are just traps to raise money.”
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GylesNaMopaleen @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I'm guessing it's too late for Farage to use the "resting in my account" line. oh dear.
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Father Ted: That Money Was Just Resting In My Account
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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
#nufc Toure, Toure, Toure, Toure-eh, We're gonna sing his name together... Bazoumana, Bazoumana, Bazoumana, Bazoumana Toure! (Come on Eileen)
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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Yoanne Wissa hat-trick; Chelski bid £150m #nufc
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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Any minute now Reform and Farage are going to condemn US military for whitewashing the rape of British women Any minute now... Any minute...
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Reform controlled Sunderland council resinds their climate change declaration. In the middle of a heatwave that's seen several consecutive hottest June day records broken. Absolute fuckwits. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Sunderland Council rescinds climate emergency declaration
Reform councillor Bill Blackett says polar bears are not extinct and the Maldives has not sunk.
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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
So Streeting has managed to finesse the change of PM and is set to return as Health Minister and resume privatisation of the NHS.
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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
And this is who are behind Streeting...
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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Day 3 in my new house and I’m arranging a heat pump and solar panel consultation. My mortgage company pays the difference between the gov heat pump grant and the full cost, so I just need to price the solar install and work out the practicalities, but very excited. All tips and ideas welcome!
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The Old Man at the Fish Quay @normanrides.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Why don't we give Honours to the good guys?
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