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odbof85

@odbof85.bsky.social
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Retired languages teacher living in France (85). Widower. Wildlife, especially birds. Pro-EU, anti-billionaire, woke lefty. Word freak. Cats, coffee, wine

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Mabel Logan @mabellogan.bsky.social · 14h
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy
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SeaYou #FBPE 🇪🇺 @seayou.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#PrixDesCarburants
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 13h
Nigel Farage has deleted this post But not before it's been shared widely showing him to be either a serial liar or delusional and either way, unfit for public office
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Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 9h
“Where are all the women” ask knuckle dragging far right scum while talking about asylum seekers. Getting sexually assaulted by British men, it would seem.
Female asylum seekers report being sexually assaulted by British men
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 9h
‘Beyond priceless’: how a halt to dredging saved the seas of Scotland’s Summer Isles
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‘Beyond priceless’: how a halt to dredging saved the seas of Scotland’s Summer Isles
Fish and shellfish populations were falling rapidly as scallop dredgers devastated the seabed, but local activists and small-scale fishers battled hard to protect their coastline
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 14h
NEW: ‘It’s an implicit threat’. Lord Tom Watson of Palantir writes to one of its biggest critics -Labour MP @labourlewis.bsky.social - to tell him the surveillance firm is watching him. www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...
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They’re saying: we’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir
In a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla...
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odbof85 @odbof85.bsky.social · 15h
Wordle 1,929 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Frédéric Moreau @goodclimate.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is very, very good.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Two countries voted against making food a human right at the UN, Israel and the USA. The vote would have mandated the UN to prevent starvation, and the US and Israel didn't want to fund preventing starvation.
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odbof85 @odbof85.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Meta and X silenced dozens of LGBT+ groups the moment Türkiye's government asked – part of a crackdown where 110+ people now face legal action. Sign demanding they restore the accounts. a.allout.org/s/P8DJd/
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Meta and X: Stop blocking Turkish LGBT+ groups
Türkiye ordered Meta and X to block dozens of LGBT+ groups,Meta and X blocked dozens of Turkish LGBT+ groups the moment Türkiye asked – part of a crackdown where 110+ people now face legal action. Sign demanding they restore the accounts:
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
HOLD MEN ACCOUNTABLE.......💪🏻
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Maxime Combes @maximecombes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
E. Macron, « TotalEnergie ? Ils sont patriotes, ils ne font pas de marge chez nous ». Les marges des raffineurs multipliée par huit en quelques mois ⤵️ #FactCheck
Les marges des raffineurs de pétrole, multipliées par huit en huit mois, explosent
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Derek Petrie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @drpetrie48.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It strikes me as odd that so many commentators spout the idea of reducing our low state pensions for poor pensioners to fund inheritance relief for wealthy ones. Ideas in the media are often the product of funded marketing campaigns, we should ask who is paying for this one.
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Frenchie McFrenchface @frenchie.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026
Vote!!
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Kevin the Librarian 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 @the-librarian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The European Convention on Human Rights was created to protect fundamental freedoms and counter fascism after the atrocities of the Nazi’s in World War Two. Of course, Reform want to leave it.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The rise in small boat crossings was entirely due to Brexit, promoted by Nigel Farage, and the deal done by Boris Johnson Their attempts to shift blame to anyone else is utterly despicable hypocrisy
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Derek gendvil @derekbshelby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Italy Shows How Amazon Can Be Forced to Bargain: Shut Down Its Distribution truthout.org/articles/ita...
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Italy Shows How Amazon Can Be Forced to Bargain: Shut Down Its Distribution
Amazon is huge and powerful, but Italian workers have shown it can be forced to negotiate. Could US workers do the same?
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APB1987 @apb1987.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is as shocking as it is embarrassing...
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odbof85 @odbof85.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wordle 1,928 6/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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SeaYou #FBPE 🇪🇺 @seayou.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Marine #LePen #RN ➡️ « Les grandes lignes politiques que je défends sont les grandes lignes qui sont défendues par M. #Trump, par M. #Poutine» VOUS ÊTES PRÉVENUS !
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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
youtu.be/MaksYyZWiqg?... A wonderful speech from a politician many of us really admire. I’m glad that he’s moved away from the appalling stance on the Israel/Gaza situation - but we need more. Palestine Action should not be proscribed.
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WATCH: Ed Miliband praises Palestine activists in Labour Conference speech
YouTube video by PoliticsJOE
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Reminder more bombs have been dropped on Gaza than Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Dresden combined. It is a far worse War Crime than any of them.
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odbof85 @odbof85.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Anyone would think we didn’t have more urgent concerns . And what’s the carbon footprint of this behemoth? www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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‘Starship is in orbit’: cheers go up as huge SpaceX rocket circles Earth for first time
Mission goes ahead despite some fears an initial engine failure after the Texas launch would scupper the attempt
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Lady Anytimenow working with Sir Nearlythere @lady-anytimenow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Sign the Petition
ANDY BURNHAM! STOP THE STATE PENSION BEING TAXED: RAISE TAX THRESHOLD: SUPPORT COLETTE!
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The internet never forgets
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MickFaraday @mickfaraday.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
These are questions that we should all be asking. Listen to the questions and then ask yourself who is in control of our media?
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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
BBC news has posted a blurry photo of five men under arrest, with their faces pixellated. Altered versions are now circulating where they have significantly darker skin and their supposed faces can be clearly seen. Think very carefully indeed before sharing anything about the RAF Fairford incident.
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Alison Donovan @grannygermalee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Look at the contrast here with what happened with the masked jackbooted thugs who descended on Dover the other day.
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odbof85 @odbof85.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here’s one for language freaks, in the hope that someone with a professional interest will add it to their own observations. We are losing the simple past of strong verbs. Increasingly, journalists who should know better are using, for instance, shrunk for shrank, swum for swam, sung for sang. Etc
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Feral Millennial Communists of Late Stage Capitalism @feralcommie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Over 3500 people have been arrested in the UK for voicing support for Palestine Action. Anti-terrorism legislation was used for these arrests. The result is that one of the largest demographics of terrorist in the UK is now elderly middle class white people.
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odbof85 @odbof85.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wordle 1,927 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Mike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Agricultural destruction is an active part of ethnic cleansing which is a crime against humanity. No country doing this deserves the support of any other country.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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Mr Bumpton 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @ivorbumpton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Danny Tommo tries to look well 'ard but always ends up looking like Frank Spencer. A deep dive into the comically hapless Tommo, his "Christian Army", the endless crowdfunding and the gaggle of bells supporting him. Spoiler: This is FULL of pisstaking. youtu.be/K5-56mveR9s
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Danny Tommo: The Far Right Frank Spencer
YouTube video by Supertanskiii
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none.
It's a disaster, and it can all be traced to
Labour ideology. Burnham has no mandate
from the people. He has no real ideas, and
no plan,

Johnson on X
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odbof85 @odbof85.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Türkiye raided homes overnight and jailed people for running LGBT+ organizations, calling their legal work a crime. Sign now and demand their release: a.allout.org/s/P3D8Q/
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Türkiye: Free the jailed LGBT+ activists
Police in Türkiye raided homes overnight and jailed people for running LGBT+ organizations, calling legal work a crime. Add your name and demand their immediate release.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 26/09/2026
From proscription laws to terrorism sentences, the state is using every tool at its disposal to criminalise dissent. So we’re supporting people who refuse to be silenced. Will you join us? goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/help…
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Help defend the right to protest on Palestine | Good Law Project
The brutal crackdown on our right to protest is happening right now, with people standing in solidarity with Palestine bearing the brunt – so we’re supporting people who refuse to be silenced
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Reminder, the iPhone 18 is made in Israel and it is full of unremovable hardware spyware. It is made to track everything its user does. You shouldn't use one even if you get it free. Definitely don't pay for your own surveillance.
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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 26/09/2026
It's handy to know that if I ever commit a genocide, the police will arrest the people who protest against me while I make a speech at the UN saying how racist they all are
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Sally @wooferunleashed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
substack.com/@politicsusa...
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Truth Matters (@politicsusa46)
The Irish Taoiseach Michael Martin speaks for me, what about you? His words are the uncomfortable truth that brings shame to all who have stood by while tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians, sl...
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Greymane 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @greymane54.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
When you think that Netanyahu could not be any lower this expose by Haaretz in Israel. 1. He knew in advance 2. Hamas had offered to release the hostages within hours of their capture 3. It was his excuse for the genocide youtu.be/sS1XLSEnjyE?...
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The truth about Hamas and the hostages
YouTube video by Zeteo
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Mark Zuckerberg is trying to fix the Brazilian election in 8 days. He has suspended the accounts of President Lula on Instagram and Facebook. These criminals need to be in jail.
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Oooooops!!!" via Anne Finnegan
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"So Deform Councillors are not exactly pillars of society, and break all the rules and laws LIKE their leader does. Yesterday a Peterborough Deform Councillor was arrested drunk and disorderly and driving 4 times over the limit. Today it's Swindon's turn." via Arrest Nigel Farage
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odbof85 @odbof85.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
CDs will belong in a museum soon. A shame, because for some music the sound quality is so much better
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Jarl Graham Kirk. Photo of me 1965 @grawitmik.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It's very, very rare I repost one of my own posts. It's also practically unheard of me to use a word I am about to use before December. But PLEASE buy your Christmas cards from the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION. They are good quality & all recipients mention them. Plus YOU will save lives!
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