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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This is just one of many examples where studies prove the idea that the rich leave in droves to flee from a wealth tax is a mere (but persistent) myth (like 'trickle down economics'). It's being repeated every yr, every time someone puts forward the plan. It seems 'logical', but it just isn't true.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I keep reading that there have been no public executions in the United States for decades. Not true.
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 11/10/2026
This is a truly grotesque "trial" of a vaccine known to be safe and effective. It will in practice randomly withhold that treatment from a percentage of children to see what happens. It is absolutely the reverse of good practice.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Public executions were not abolished out of tenderness towards the criminal. They were abolished because of the effect on the people watching, and the dangers of making human death a source of commercial entertainment. Here's Charles Dickens in The Times, after witnessing an execution in 1849.
"I have seen, habitually, some of the worst sources of general contamination and corruption in this country, and I think there are not many phases of London life that could surprise me. I am solemnly convinced that nothing that ingenuity could devise to be done in this city, in the same compass of time, could work such ruin as one public execution, and I stand astounded and appalled by the wickedness it exhibits. I do not believe that any community can prosper where such a scene of horror and demoralization as was enacted this morning outside Horsemonger Lane Gaol is presented at the very doors of good citizens, and is passed by, unknown or forgotten. And when in our prayers and thanksgivings for the season we are humbly expressing before God our desire to remove the moral evils of the land, I would ask your readers to consider whether it is not a time to think of this one, and to root it out.

I am, Sir, your faithful Servant.
Charles Dickens".
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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Who would have predicted establishment journalists prefer a cosy Green Party they can easily ignore instead of one that fights an establishment built on corruption, inequality, ecocide & genocide? Every call for @zackpolanski.bsky.social to resign just reiterates why he MUST stay.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
What amazing biased illogic that the only party which did better in the by-election is the one all the mass media are saying failed and it's leader should resign ... meme via Dianne Drew
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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." — Albert Einstein, German Physicist.
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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
We are currently generating 100% of our electricity demand from net-zero sources, with a further 10% being exported (plus 10% more from legacy gas). At a cost of just £8.27/MWh. Yet the Tories and Refuk want to take us backwards to more fossil fuel pollution and higher prices... grid.iamkate.com
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
What courage
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David Louis Price @daimonddai.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Kemi Badenoch and the Torys. So go on you racist a***holes, mention Diane Abbott one more time 🤡
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I love talking our country down While offering no solutions Because I’m a grifting gobshite Who likes to incite unrest Small boat crossings are down 44% Deportations are the highest in 10 years Immigration is 82% lower But who needs facts When you can make up lies
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💙Matthew U.💙 @match74.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Kathryn @oraclekate.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Of course it will
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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
WAVE (1994) Acrylic on Canvas - 48” x 48” Of all the paintings hanging in my home, this one probably elicits the most comments. #art
An exponential curve expressed as a massive wave of green-blue water that climbs to vertical against a sky of puffy lavender clouds. Light breaks through the cloud cover just over the horizon casting a flat glare across rippling water before the wave climbs. Fin-like ridges emerge running up the wall give the water turbulence and dimension.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm sure the decision to hold Danny Tommo on remand will soon be reversed, now that a couple of dozen knobbly-kneed wife beaters in nonce bonnets have walked under an arch.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Norway produces more oil than Venezuela. And yet, between January and August 2026, electric vehicles made up 97.8 percent of all new cars sold in that country. Moving to EVs is often based on intelligence, not need. Which is why it lags in the notoriously short-sighted and stupid United States.
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Kathryn @oraclekate.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Exactly this
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Rob 🏳️‍🌈 @rotster.net · 27/09/2026
Is it just me, or is it a sign of how inward looking our media has become that the top story on BBC News is not anything that’s actually happened in the world, but a trailer for an interview with Laura K? When did the interview itself become the story?
BBC News website. Photo of Burnham and his wife with the headline ‘Burnham to face Kuennsberg’s questions ahead of Labour conference’.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Absolutely fascinating to see Laura Kuenssberg interviewing Burnham, flailing to adjust her stance to a politician with a moral argument and a positive message, who stands up for his policies and answers her questions clearly. She is getting so agitated at him not playing the game by the 'rules'.
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'd be so grateful if you'd consider pre-ordering it, as that'll make a big difference to how many hands it ends up reaching Thanks in advance, happy reading, and more power to you geni.us/whatoneperso...
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What One Person Can Do
Make a change:
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Kathryn @oraclekate.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What a tit
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Kathryn @oraclekate.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Justin and his obsession with trans issues #r4today
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Once in a lifetime odds. 😅
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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Women knew it. Research proved it. 😉 "The answers were unambiguous: self-centred men who are argumentative, stubborn, disagreeable and unempathetic are much more likely to own a high-status car such as an Audi, BMW or Mercedes."
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The fast and the furious: Research shows that owners of high-status cars are on a collision course with traffic | University of Helsinki
Why do BMW and Audi owners often seem to drive like idiots? Is it the car that makes them behave aggressively behind the wheel, or are specific types of people drawn to such cars as well being more li...
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The £36m donations are legal and to change the law retrospectively would be outrageous! Yes, it was announced in Parliament on 25 March that the legislation would apply to any donations from that day onwards, but that was the day all Reform MPs staged a walk-out, so we missed it.
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Good news! I made the case for banning adverts for high-carbon products back in 2020. It was important then and it’s even more crucial now. Huge respect to @adfreecities.bsky.social for their years of campaigning, and to my @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social council colleagues for making it happen 👏
Screenshot of an Instagram post by Adfree Cities: Bristol bans polluting ads - ads for fossil fuels, SUVs, flights and fast fashion will no longer appear on council-owned sites. Huge result as Bristol council approves ban on ads for fossil fuels and other polluting products and services.Screenshot of second page of Instagram post by Adfree Cities: In a massive win against polluting advertising, Bristol City Council has introduced restrictions on ads for SUVs, fossil fuels, airlines, cruises and ultra-fast fashion on council-owned and sites. The policy aims to make rim for the promotion of more sustainable forms of transport, travel and holidays.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Elon Musk supported the rising neo-Nazi party in Germany. He’s the number one funder of Republicans in the midterms. He’s supporting fascist agitators in England. It’s long past time for anyone who supports democracy to leave his propaganda website. It’s time to boycott X.
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Kathryn @oraclekate.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
"better to be called boring than corrupt"
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This, by the way, was in response to an MIT professor being killed on one of the busiest bike commuting routes in Cambridge.
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Sunkissed Peaks @sunkissedpeaks.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Had no idea she sent books in braille. ❤️
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
'Bring back premature death, lung damage in children and more hospital admissions' is quite the bold campaign slogan.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Iceland is not in the EU, but it is a member of the Schengen area. It’s also a member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and is part of the Single Market, meaning it enjoys freedom of movement with the EU. Good to know that doesn’t impact their independence. Maybe we should try it, Nige.
Nigel Farage 
@Nigel_Farage
Congratulations to Iceland on voting to keep their independence.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
UK households have the most expensive energy bill in Europe. In 2024 energy companies made £30bn profit. Profit margins, 23%-38%. £500 of average household bill is profit. Profiteering is a bigger factor in household bills than green levies. Nationalise energy to cut household/business costs
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Angus Main @angusmain.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Amazon boasting about its vans seems like Uber boasting about the plushness of its minicab waiting rooms.
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Angus Main @angusmain.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
10,000 electric vehicles across the whole of Europe isn’t actually that impressive, is it? For context, Royal Mail has 9,000 electric delivery vehicles in the UK alone.
Full page newspaper advert for Amazon. 

Over 10,000 electric vehicles and counting.

This year, we're increasing the electric vehicles used for deliveries across Europe to over 10,000.

Based on projected delivery service partner vehicles across the UK a EU by end of 2026
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A German meteorologist said that by the end of the century, just 74 yrs away, Europe will be uninhabitable. We'll be unable to grow anything or live here & become climate refugees. Those who reject refugees & climate change might want to consider. This is w/in the lifetime of every child born today.
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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Why does BBC radio 4 continue to give air time to every policy announcement from Reform UK and little or none to Lib Dems or Greens? Political incorrectness gone mad? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Reform says it will prioritise British-born young workers for social housing
Labour called the plan "unserious and unworkable" and accused Reform of pushing "gimmicks and division".
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Please ignore the fact that small boat crossings are down 44%, deportations are at their highest level in ten years and immigration is 82% lower.
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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
In a TV interview, the AfD co-chair Tino Chrupalla just called #ClimateChange a "side issue". Yes, let's just ignore the real problems you have no answer for and instead find a few scapegoats you can deport. The far-right is a cynical, irresponsible, immoral people-manipulator.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Hahaha. We need so much more of this Private Eye style ridicule when it comes to Farage. No one should be taking him seriously any more.
Wildfire in Clacton
AS temperatures soared on Friday, Essex fire authorities reported things were so bad that a man's pants had caught fire.
The individual, identified as Nigel Farage, had claimed Essex police had told him to keep away from his by-election declaration.
"We've never seen such an enormous fire coming from a single pair of Union Jack Y-fronts," said a police spokesman. "We urge members of the public to avoid pants on fire by at least coming up with a half-decent excuse for their cowardice."
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I just knew we'd get this bollocks. Farage - like the Telegraph- doesn't want progress or anything to improve he just wants Britain to sit in a miserable slump in which he can holler constantly about "migrants" and drink pints in slow motion videos with people who pine for WW2.
Farage: Burnham's pledge
to house homeless will
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Reform leader says rough sleeping plan
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free if you come by boat
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 16/08/2026
“I don’t believe in climate change.” Dude, this is physics, not Santa Claus.
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LawrieBhoy 🍀 @lawriebhoy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Gammons. “I am worried about all of the ‘men’ playing in women’s sports. We have to support the women in women’s sports.” Normals. “Name three ‘men’ in women’s sports”. Gammons. “…. Normals. “Ok, since you are so interested in women’s sports. Name any three women’s world champions”. Gammons. “….
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Grumpy-ish Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
We currently spend about £123bn on benefits for working age people, so our proposed saving of £50bn would be a massive cut of 40%. In my Clacton constituency about 47% of working age people are not employed, so my plan is to decimate the income of nearly half of my constituents.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Apparently communism will be prevented in USA by a president who does what he's told by a North Korean Stalinist.
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