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Julia, dog lover

@paddieboy.bsky.social
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I am a woke retired social worker of over 20 years. Left leaning politics loving having a labour government. Disabled wheelchair user. Love my dogs and enjoy playing the cornet in my local brass band. Will block accounts who DM

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Kevin Maguire: "If you're put up in a hotel & you get meals you get £10/wk.. all these terrible myths.. free iPads.. myths & lies have gone mainstream & we've got to challenge them.. we've gone back to the worst aspects of the 1970s where racism is becoming mainstream" Well said
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/03/2025
I'm no lawyer, but it seems like discussing war plans in Signal outside a SCIF is maybe just a little bit worse than using a private server to send emails that weren't even marked as classified. But what do I know.
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hillary clinton is smiling while speaking into a microphone in front of a crowd .
ALT: hillary clinton is smiling while speaking into a microphone in front of a crowd .
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Julia, dog lover @paddieboy.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Sums up my thoughts quite well
Red baseball cap with the words Make America Go Away - embroidered on the cap
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MJ @m-jones.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
The message from US authorities to tourists planning to visit America this year, seems to be “Don’t!” @addyspectreai.bsky.social @rachey.bsky.social @ghosted077.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
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Julia, dog lover @paddieboy.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Please james will you do an accuate piece on the motability scheme. It is so upsetting hearing your colleagues say you get a free car for bed wetting. Please will you put this right and do an informed segment on this. We disabled are being vilified by the lies
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Out-of-date polls to wrong aid amounts: factchecking Trump’s Congress address www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Out-of-date polls to wrong aid amounts: factchecking Trump’s Congress address
The president’s marathon address to a joint session of Congress was littered with false claims he’s been corrected on but continued to repeat
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Duck 🦆 @epicduckdoctor.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
A Bish Called Wonderful.
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Julia, dog lover @paddieboy.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Elon Musk does not represent the views of British people. So I've signed the open letter telling him to butt out of UK politics. Agree? Sign & share far & wide across social media so he sees & knows we won't stand for his meddling. act.38degrees.org.uk/act/elon-mus...
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Elon Musk: Butt out of UK politics
Elon Musk does not represent the views of British people. So I've signed the open letter telling him to butt out of UK politics. Agree? Sign & share it far & wide across social media so he sees & know...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10/01/2025
Farage, Musk and Trump: they crave your attention. Don’t give it to them | Andy Beckett
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Farage, Musk and Trump: they crave your attention. Don’t give it to them | Andy Beckett
Populist trolling thrives on the oxygen of publicity. It’s on all of us – media and voters – to start looking away Even more than other forms of politics, populism needs an audience. Populist politicians want to be famous personalities, to make…
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Experts say Musk's social media activity “comfortably sits within any definition of an extremist” www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/counter...
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Counter-extremism unit probes Elon Musk tweets
Elon Musk's social media activity is set to be probed by the British government's counter-extremism unit, it has been revealed.
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Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
The Broligarchy VS the UK government : Revenge of the Nerds. As a UK poll reveals that ol’ Ketamine Karen is about as popular here as a dose of the clap, I take a look at the links between the bro-verlords and the international far right network. Shits getting real. youtu.be/Wh-dnijlMA4
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The Broligarchy VS the UK Government: Revenge of the Nerds…
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 08/01/2025
We can't let British democracy turn into a plaything for overseas billionaires with short attention spans. At PMQs, I urged the Prime Minister to work with us to make sure power always sits with the voters, not wealthy foreign oligarchs.
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Meta is ushering in a ‘world without facts’, says Nobel peace prize winner www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Meta is ushering in a ‘world without facts’, says Nobel peace prize winner
Maria Ressa warns of ‘dangerous times’ for journalism and democracy after move to end factchecking in US
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Mikey Smith @mikeysmith.com · 08/01/2025
STORY Kemi Badenoch hasn't actually met any grooming gang survivors - and doesn't think she needs to www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Kemi Badenoch has never actually met any grooming gang survivors
The Tory leader's spokesman said she didn't need to meet with victims, because she's read all about it in the media - and had no current plans to meet with anyone - but denied she was jumping on an El...
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Julia, dog lover @paddieboy.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Why can those getting on the bandwagon not listen to the victims who want actions, not another inquiry. 7500 victims listened to. Why retraumatise these strong women and children for political point scoring.
Press release from the survivors trust
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Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
How many times in the past week have you heard UK broadcasters say “Pakistani grooming gangs” despite 2% of Pakistanis being responsible for child sexual abuse? 88% are white British. How many times has Musk or Farage been the headline? They are openly normalising far right narratives.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Make no mistake. Every politician, pundit & online grifter amplifying Musk's dangerous lies will be aware of this intervention by now. Make no mistake, they are choosing to mislead the public & politicise the suffering of victims in the shameful pursuit of political advantage, attention & clicks.
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Julia, dog lover @paddieboy.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Screechy Carole Malone on Jeremy Vine again. Time to turn off.
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Julia, dog lover @paddieboy.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
youtu.be/ZtMjQqFcB1w?...
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Starmer Attacks Musk's Disinformation Campaign
YouTube video by A Different Bias
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 07/01/2025
Here is the key section of that train wreck of an interview by Robert Jenrick on #r4today. Robinson: Did you raise it when you were Home Office minister? Jenrick: We talked about it... I wasn't... My portfolio... But we talked about it. Only a minute, if you can bear it. ~AA
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Julia, dog lover @paddieboy.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
I can't believe what I am reading. I thought X was bad, but OMG this is the worst I have ever seen. The things people are saying about Jess is beyond vile. If this was summer and we had lovely weather I think the RW fools would be using this for an excuse for a good riot. Thank god it is cold
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Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Prof Alexis Jay, chair of public inquiry into child sexual abuse, says further national inquiry into grooming gangs isn’t needed & would delay action. “The time has passed for more inquiries, we’ve had enough… We’ve set out action required & people should just get on with it, nationally & locally”
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Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
We need urgent realignment with Europe, watertight counter disinformation laws, social media regulation, laws against foreign interference/foreign funding, the same re. the press plus reform, an overhaul of Ofcom and a PM that will firmly tell our insane hillbilly cousin, America, to go fuck itself.
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Julia, dog lover @paddieboy.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Thank goodness you are back. Missed you so much over the last couple of weeks. Happy new year.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Elon Musk seems to think that Tommy Robinson is some great hero in the UK, rather than someone who is even more despised than Elon Musk. But that's idiots for you, they are stupid.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Farage’s refusal to condemn Musk’s outrageous statements shows total unfitness for public office. But @bbclaurak.bsky.social fails to hold him to account & allows whole interview to be on his terms. No focus on Reform’s divisive policies & no effective challenge to his dangerous insinuations
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Absolutely spot on from @carolinelucas.bsky.social
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Hekate Hades #FBPE 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇮🇬🇧 @hekatehades.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
The devolution of Twitter.
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paulkeegan1.bsky.social @paulkeegan1.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Here we go 😡😡😡
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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
The brassneck of Badenoch calling for an inquiry into grooming gangs when the Tory government -- that she served in -- almost entirely ignored the recommendations of the forensic, long-running independent inquiry into child sex abuse that reported in 2022
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Suella Braverman has just told #lbc listeners that not only has Italy built a wall on "its border with Turkey" but that she has been there "and seen it."
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Mike Jay @mikejay.link · 02/01/2025
So... Just heard Suella Braverman said that Italy *has a wall on its border with Turkey and that she's seen it*. 1. Italy doesn't share a border with Turkey. 2. At their closest points they're around 670km/416 miles apart. 3. She's a fucking asinine shit-muppet.
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Mags @magnumificent.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Imagine being that massive a cunt that you are able to do this… right now… …but don’t.
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Julia, dog lover @paddieboy.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Why on this platform am I getting so many DMs all from men. i block them, but really I am struggling to understand the reason for THIS. Do these men think I am so desperate I will engage with them so they can then try to scam me. I might be , I am not stupid. So pack it in.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
RIP Jimmy Carter.
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Old King Cole @stephencole.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Farage is Putin’s man and should be interned incommunicado until hybrid war with Russia ends. Putin’s Reform Party is Putin’s Trojan Horse and should be a proscribed organisation. Farage is the enemy of U.K. Get rid of him. Please sign and repost. chng.it/tMttNRt8dz
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Introduce Measures to Isolate Nigel Farage and Proscribe Reform U​.​K. During Conflict with Russia
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
The Billionaire Far Right parties all run on immigration, 'taking the country back', stopping benefit 'fraud' and making the country great again. Because their real purpose of making billionaires, trillionaires and full on fascism, can't win votes.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Immigration, Disabled People, Unemployed People, Woke People, Lefty People, Trans People... It's all just a con to keep your mind off the billionaire people.
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 27/12/2024
Yorkshire Bylines was the one that kicked off the Bylines Network in 2020, setting a new gold standard for citizen journalism. Can you share this with encouragement to follow, to get them to 20k today? 🙏 @yorksbylines.bsky.social
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Median annual gross pay of UK employee £29,664; £24,878 after tax/NIC. Millions struggle to pay for food, housing, energy, water, education, pension. Can't revive economy without redistribution. 1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined. Tax the rich. www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
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Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, UK - Office for National Statistics
Monthly estimates of payrolled employees and their pay from HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) data.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
I am right in thinking everyone wants to Rejoin the EU aren't I? Like if you do RP if you really do
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Paul @fucktheracists.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Sounds familiar...
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Yorkshire Victor Meldrew and his dog📎 @yorkshirevicmeld.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Mmmmm....
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Farage ‘hasn’t got a clue’ says Chancellor Rachel Reeves “What’s Nigel Farage’s answer on the economy? How is he going to make working people better off? He hasn’t got a clue. How’s he going to grow the economy? He’s not got the faintest” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reeves says economic turnaround will take time and Farage ‘hasn’t got a clue’
Chancellor pledges renewed focus on growth after Bank of England warning that Britain is on brink of stagnation
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Denise Carver @Sligogirl @sligogirl.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
This is beyond torture. This lady should not have been sent to prison in the first place. What harm did she do? She held up a sign to say stop oil. She marched for her beliefs. The gov. must do everything in its power to redress this Now. Support urgently pls. @goodlawproject.bsky.social
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2Tone4Real @2tone4real.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
A reminder... Farage is not on your side.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
It’s bad enough former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been allowed to spout his absolute boll**** about “Brexit saving lives” unchallenged on UK news shows - now he’s traveling the world repeating it! Let’s stop him rewriting history - share these actual FACTS youtu.be/pAm62GE6pi8?...
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Johnson now travels world telling anyone who will listen “Brexit saved lives” - hold onto your seats
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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🆃🅷🅸🅽🅺🅸🆃🆃🅷🆁🅾🆄🅶🅷 @thinkitthrough.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Welby ... complicit ... gone. Cottrell.... complicit ... GO! The Church of England is rotten all the way up. Jail the frocked child abusers and sadists and their protectors, and remove bishops from the House of Lords! 🤷‍♂️
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