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@north-utsire.bsky.social
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Retired actuary. Charity trustee & volunteer. Local (Central London) activist & campaigner. Playwright, poet, rock singer/front man. FRSA. (he/him/his) mastodon: @northutsire@c.im

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North Utsire @north-utsire.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
@lbc.co.uk JO'B has blocked me 😂 but it seems unfair to deprive his listeners access to this class-issue classic... genius.com/Sir-john-bet...
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Sir John Betjeman – How to Get On in Society
A 1958 satire on the mores of the upwardly-aspiring middle class, and particularly their distinctive vocabulary. England has always had a class-conscious society, and this poem
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Trump on Iran War: Reporter: What extent are Americans’ financial situation motivating you to make a deal? Trump: Not even a little bit. I don't think about Americans’ financial situation
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Nigel Farage says he can't be bought by anybody and he didn't say the things Elon Musk asked him to say Elon Musk posts, "Farage is lying"
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R.C. Brougham @captainruck.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
How about you get the president to stop actually murdering thousands of people across the world
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Journalists planning to honor Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner have a choice: A. Party with the dictator, wear fancy clothes and network to boost their careers. B. Stand up for democracy by staying home. They’re going to choose A. It looks terrible now. It will look worse to history.
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Cancel the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Trump will be guest of honor at the “nerd prom,” with journalists serving as suck-ups
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UNCRC.bsky.social @dalriad60.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
So he's really above the law. BREAKING: The DOJ Just Quietly Became Elon Musk’s Shield Against a Child Exploitation Investigation open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
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BREAKING: The DOJ Just Quietly Became Elon Musk’s Shield Against a Child Exploitation Investigation
France wanted to question him about 23,000 AI-generated images of children. Trump’s Justice Department told France to get lost — and cited the First Amendment to do it.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Sue, Baby,Sue.......
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Reform UK EXPELS election candidate after Jewish News uncovers fascist BNP ties www.jewishnews.co.uk/exclusive-re...
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EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK EXPELS election candidate after Jewish News uncovers fascist BNP ties
David Prior was standing in Gateshead's Saltwell seat, home to Britain’s third-largest Orthodox Jewish community
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
A very smart country. 👍
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-n...
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Amnesty Calls for Resistance to 'Predatory World Order' Pushed by Trump, Netanyahu in Annual Rights Report | Common Dreams
Amnesty International's report exposes a world order led by predators like Trump and Netanyahu, promoting violence and destruction. Are we willing to stand up against this assault on human rights, or ...
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Has Richard Tice resigned from his front bench & deputy leader positions in Reform yet? It's a week since controversy over his unpaid tax came to light. It is way more serious than anything related to Angela Rayner. He called for her to go. But he remains in place. Why won't Reform take action?
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
When will Kier Starmer and other European leaders step up? This is the bare minimum considering Israel's barbaric atrocities.
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil is confirmed to have been killed by the IDF. Al Akhbar, her outlet, as well as LBCI and Al Jadeed, have confirmed it. The IDF, the world’s leading killer of journalists, was blocking rescue operations.
Amal KhalilRescue workers removing her body
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Yarwanaw @yarwanaw.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
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H.D. Gregg @hdgregg.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhsS...
youtube.com
Trump On Tape: I Grab Women "By The Pu**y”
YouTube video by TDC
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
It's time to take the fight to Palantir. youtube.com/shorts/IPF5b...
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It's time to take the fight to Palantir.
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 22/04/2026
ah cool, more tax money going to prop up Tesla's falling sales www.teslarati.com/tesla-just-u...
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Tesla just unlocked sales to 50,000+ government agencies
It marks a significant step in expanding Tesla's presence in the public sector, where procurement processes have traditionally slowed electric vehicle adoption.
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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
In other news, Jeffrey Dahmer apologizes to the people he ate ...
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
..The ruthless exposure of the private lives of public figures drives ... talent away from government service..." Palantir arguing for public figures with secrets tracks well with their links to people like Mandelson & his close friendship with Epstein. twitter-thread.com/t/2045574398...
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Lynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare. Eco-Socialist. Pro-🇵🇸 @bebsdotteragain.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Proof that this government is not serious about stopping pro-Israel lobbying They denied a 113,610 petition asking for a public inquiry… 🤔 now what might they be afraid of?
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Sylvia @sylvia-suffragette.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
The government have carried out their consultation, totally ignored the responses and are introducing country wide facial recognition Those masks serve a number of purposes😷 news.sky.com/story/facial...
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Facial recognition to be 'rolled out' across UK after human rights challenge fails
Minister says 'law abiding citizens have nothing to fear' after judges rule in favour of police use of live facial recognition technology in London.
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Yarwanaw @yarwanaw.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Well This is Embarrassing…..
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
It’s Just Common Sense….
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Richard Tice applied for his Quidnet company to become a REIT. It then paid no tax. But the price was that the four "Tisun" companies holding shares in Quidnet REIT had to pay tax on their dividends. They didn't. (here's the accounts from one of them)
The Tisun Three 2021 tax reconciliation showing the dividend exemption eliminating tax.
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The questions Richard Tice isn't answering about the £120k of tax that wasn't paid by his Quidnet REIT property company: Let's start with a "spot the difference" competition. Here's a dividend announcement from Quidnet. And here's one from another REIT, Glenstone.
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Our new report: Richard Tice signed accounts wrongly claiming £98,000 of tax exemptions A 🧵 with the evidence:
What should have happened: the REIT paid no tax but the Tice companies holding shares in the REIT paid £98k tax on the dividends they received.

What actually happened: none of the companies paid any tax.
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
TL;DR The Tisun companies failed to pay tax on £514k of dividends. Richard Tice's claim this was because of losses is contradicted by - the accounts, which show a (wrong) use of dividend exemption - the fact there **were no material losses**
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
French MPs withdrew a bill against 'new forms of antisemitism' after 700,000 people signed a petition opposing it. The bill would have effectively banned criticism of Israel — It is attempt to weaponize antisemitism to shield Israel from criticism
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The unavoidable truth for Labour MPs is that if they don’t act soon then they not only risk losing the next general election, but their century-long position as the dominant party on the left of British politics www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-case-f...
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The Case for Replacing Keir Starmer
If Labour MPs don't act soon then they risk losing their century-long position as the dominant party on the left of British politics
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diaminedave.bsky.social @diaminedave.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
IGP is owned by the Australian firm Macquarie Asset Management. They did such a good job managing Thames water www.bbc.co.uk/news/busines...
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How Macquarie bank left Thames Water with extra £2bn debt
How the Australian bank Macquarie and its international investors loaded £2bn of debt onto Thames Water.
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Robin Whitlock @robinwhitlock66.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
So I'm a freelance journalist specialising in renewables. I write about this every working day. They are saying that large solar farms should be community owned and/or deliver a range of benefits for local communities. So, no they are not opposing solar. Read the article.
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Unite's staff also accused Graham of employing intimidation, suspension and anti-union tactics against staff in the dispute Via @skwawkbox.org
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Unite's Graham slammed for 'betraying workers' in 'secret talks with Reform'
Unite's staff also accused Graham of employing intimidation, suspension and anti-union tactics against staff in the dispute
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 18/04/2026
👀We will not have the wool pulled over our eyes. The government must deliver what they promised: REAL public ownership of our railway. @bringbackbr.bsky.social.org
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
"Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence software, Grok, continues to generate sexualized images of people without their consent, despite his company’s pledge months ago to halt abusive deepfakes after a public backlash and government investigations." @davidingram.bsky.social keeping tabs:
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Musk’s Grok AI chatbot is still making sexual deepfakes, despite X’s promise to stop it
An NBC News review found dozens of AI-generated sexualized images of real women posted to X over the past month.
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Christian Petersen @iwantyoustudio.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Everything must change.
IF TRUMP HAS ACHIEVED
ANYTHING,IT’S THAT HE’S 
LAID BARE HOW COMPLETELY
WORTHLESS AND BROKEN
THE SYSTEM IS THAT ALLOWED
HIM TO BECOME PRESIDENT
AGAIN AND ALLOWS HIM TO
STAY IN POWER DESPITE
TURNING HIS PRESIDENCY 
INTO A CRIMINAL OPERATION.
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 17/04/2026
Dear Media: Blindly quoting the President without fact-checking or context is just misinformation with a press pass. We don’t need stenographers; we need journalists. Do your job.
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Laurence - highest score ever in the Neasden Cognitive Test!! @laurenceineu.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
While Labour has been in govt since July 2024, the leader of the Labour party claims no one ever told him that he was the prime minister. Neither Starmer nor any of his cabinet ministers or anyone else at 10 Downing Street had the slightest idea. Only a few civil servants at the Foreign Office knew.
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Weedle @weedle.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Exactly one year ago today:
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
What do these companies have in common? -Block -Citigroup -Coinbase -CVS -Dominion Energy -Disney -Halliburton -Hasbro -HP -Kohl's -Live Nation -Palantir -Paypal -PG&E -Southwest Airlines -Tesla -United Airlines They all paid a lower effective income tax rate than you: zero.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/04/2026
what’s funny about this is that tarantino wrote this “ezekiel 25:17“ for the film. it isn‘t actually in the bible. publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseth-bo...
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Hegseth Borrows Violent Prayer from ‘Pulp Fiction’ to Bless Iran War at April Pentagon Worship Service
For the second month in a row, Pete Hegseth, who likes to call himself “secretary of war,” read a violent prayer — that echoes a scene in the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction — during a worship ser...
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Kent Lind @camasonian.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
If you bought $100,000 of $TRUMP on inauguration even when it went live at $45.47 your $100,000 investment would be worth exactly $6,157 today, even with today’s 50% run-up that is being reported here. That’s a 94% loss. MAGA dipshits. Serves them right.
Trump Coin price history
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Sherry @sherry2.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Last weekend he had a $1M a plate fundraiser Played Golf Attended UFC match (Tate brothers were there too) While posting memes and sending more American sons and daughters to the middle east to an unauthorized war/excursion with no clear goals or strategies in sight
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Jeff @rogue576.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Epstein owned his Palm Beach property from 1990 until his death in 2019. It sold in 2021. Total of approx. 31 years. Orange Felon purchased Mar-a-Lago in 1985, 41 years ago. They met sometime between 1985 and 1987. Close to 25 years of raping children?
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Rep. James Walkinshaw @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The cover-up of the Epstein files continues, as Bondi skips out on testifying. Make no mistake — accountability is coming. She will testify or face contempt.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
It looks like JD Vance has stepped in deep doodoo, again. Formal pronouncement by the Chair of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, below. And it's about JD Vance's falsification of Catholic doctrine, again. Maybe he should have stuck to being a snake-charming Pentecostal.
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U.S. Bishops’ Chairman on Doctrine Issues Clarification on Just War Theory
“When Pope Leo XIV speaks as supreme pastor of the universal Church, he is not merely offering opinions on theology, he is preaching the Gospel and exercis...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Theo Moudakis, Toronto Star
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God @thegodshow.com · 14/04/2026
The entire American conservative MAGA “movement” has been a Russian funded op the entire time. Follow the money. It’s a straight line from Putin to CPAC.
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Hungary’s New Leader Reveals Viktor Orbán Was Paying CPAC
Péter Magyar called the payments a “crime” and said his government would stop the funds.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Jeez. Labour MP’s have just voted to give police unprecedented powers to ban recurring protests turning a fundamental freedom into a privilege granted by the state. No protest movement has ever brought about change through one single march or action. How did it come to this?
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Thomas Benner @thomasbenner.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
🌓"To the Moon” Cartoon by Nick Anderson | Tribune Content Agency °°°°°°°°°
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