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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Has anyone else unblocked Musk on Twitter for a bit?
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
This isn’t a party. It’s a one-man show wrapped in a cheap suit of nationalism. And if history's taught us anything, it's that when one man has all the answers and no one dares question him — that's not democracy. That's déjà vu.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Meanwhile, the chairman of the party admits he had “no idea” what their own policy was. Imagine the chair of any serious political party saying that out loud. The truth? It doesn’t matter what the policy is — it only matters what Nigel says it is today.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Let’s talk about how Reform treats its own. Rupert Lowe dared to criticise Farage. Within hours he was expelled and reported to the police for “bullying.” The police found no evidence, but the message was clear: step out of line and you're done.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
When a party purges dissenters, demands absolute loyalty to a single unelected leader, and treats internal disagreement as a criminal offence, you have to wonder… Because the last time we saw a party this obsessed with ‘strong leadership’ and silencing critics, it didn’t end well for Europe.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
You say a rare appearance, but he's been to Scotland more times than he's been to Clacton so...
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
I mean that's the second part of this mystery isn't it? From my experience the top people in their respective fields don't work for free. They got where they are because they understand their value.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Asking software engineers to audit budgets staffing and efficiency is like asking Gordon Ramsey to fix your sink. Smoke and mirrors that will be every bit as disastrous as Musk's attempt.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
The poor things
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
I'm more than happy to see them consigned to the history books, polls this far out from an election aren't all that helpful. They have years to fix their image (however dishonestly) But I do hope the trend continues
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Musk's Twitter is a racist shit hole
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
When even the AI you carefully curated to be your personal echo chamber fucking hates you
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Checks and balances exist for a reason. Disabling courts so unconstitutional orders can go unchallenged? That’s not strength—it’s authoritarianism.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
The Supreme Court’s upcoming decision will determine whether one branch of government can neuter another—shifting the balance of U.S. democracy. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
washingtonpost.com
Supreme Court to weigh orders halting Trump’s birthright citizenship ban
The Trump administration asked the justices to narrow or limit nationwide injunctions that stopped its birthright citizenship ban while litigation continues.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Example: Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship was swiftly blocked for likely violating the 14th Amendment. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
theguardian.com
Supreme court wary of Trump’s bid to restrict US birthright citizenship
Justices began hearing cases stemming from president’s January order in dispute that could expand his power
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
It’s like complaining doctors treat too much smallpox—during a smallpox outbreak. Increased court intervention is a reaction to increased executive overreach.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
The spike in injunctions corresponds with a surge in legally dubious executive orders. Since re-election, Trump has signed dozens—sparking 200+ lawsuits. www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
reuters.com
How Trump unleashed executive power
President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office have been marked by a surge in executive actions unseen from any modern U.S. president.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Trump’s Push to Undermine Judicial Oversight: A Dangerous Precedent 🧵 Trump is urging the Supreme Court to limit lower courts’ power to block his executive orders. He claims injunctions are at “epidemic” levels. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
washingtonpost.com
Supreme Court to weigh orders halting Trump’s birthright citizenship ban
The Trump administration asked the justices to narrow or limit nationwide injunctions that stopped its birthright citizenship ban while litigation continues.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
I don't think this is real. You're telling me throughout that entire interview he didn't once make reference to the world woke web?
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
As an elected MP Richard is being paid £93k of taxpayers money each and every year. Even their new MP opened her maiden speech with "I want to thank my colleagues for dragging themselves out of the pub to be here" The wallpaper isn't the only thing that's outdated
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
For the first time in my life I find myself politically homeless. I can't in good faith support this government
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
It's madness
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Final thoughts? Labour doesn’t need to mimic Reform UK. It needs to lead. You can secure borders without criminalising compassion. You can uphold the law without undermining human rights. This bill? It's not left. It's not centre. It's a swing toward authoritarianism.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
And yes, it repeals Tory Rwanda policies. But don’t cheer too hard. Much of that cruelty is being quietly repackaged. This isn’t a pivot toward compassion. It’s just a more polished boot stamping down harder, but with better PR.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Introducing the "Border Security Commander." Sounds neutral, right? Wrong. This person will have centralised control over border enforcement — answering directly to the Home Secretary. That's a political post overseeing operational law enforcement.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Surveillance and data sharing are being massively expanded. Sections 27–33 allow wide-ranging data collection and sharing with foreign governments and private companies. There is minimal oversight, and no guarantee your data won’t be misused or miscategorised.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
The bill is full of vague language. "Likely to be useful" to immigration crime? That could mean: Teaching English Explaining how the asylum process works Warning people of unsafe conditions Innocent help becomes a criminal offence.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Sections 13–16 are particularly chilling. They create offences for people who give aid or even "likely useful" information to those involved in immigration offences. There’s a defence for NGOs — but the burden of proof is on them. This will scare people into silence or inaction.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Labour's new bill isn’t just "tough on borders." It criminalises acts that could indirectly support "immigration crime." That includes providing information or supplies to people who may be undocumented. You know who this targets? Humanitarian aid workers. NGOs. Even journalists.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
As Labour's Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill makes it's way through parliament let’s break it down — because the job of the Labour Party isn’t to try to out-Hitler Nigel bloody Farage. (Thread) 🧵
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Reform UK talks about cleaning up politics. But they can’t even clean up their candidate list. You’re not sending in the outsiders. You’re sending in the out-of-depth.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
And remember Farage’s big promise? He swore the party was tightening vetting. What we got was more like: • Google optional • Facebook unfiltered •Racist “Yeah, you’ll do”
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
This raises a bigger question: If they can’t even manage a few dozen local councillors without scandal, incompetence or collapse... How exactly do they plan to run a country?
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Donna Edmunds quit the party entirely. Called it “cult-like.” This isn’t coming from the left—it’s one of their own who got out fast.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Extremism on social media At least a dozen councillors caught sharing far-right and Islamophobic content. The party line? “We’ll investigate.” Which sounds a lot like “We didn’t check first.” (Source: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...)
theguardian.com
Reform UK councillors face allegations of sharing far-right and Islamophobic content
Up to 12 winning councillors under scrutiny with three accused of retweeting Britain First comments
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Warwickshire: Luke Shingler Also forced to step down because of employment conflicts. Still clinging to the Reform badge, but no longer a councillor. These aren’t slip-ups. They’re a pattern. (Source: www.stratford-herald.com/news/reform-...)
stratford-herald.com
Reform UK loses one of its new Warwickshire county councillors after ‘employment’ error
The Reform group is down to 22 councillors after one of its team had to become an independent.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Durham: Andrew Kilburn Resigned after failing to declare his job working for the same council he got elected to. Conflict of interest 101. Vetted? Apparently not. (Source: www.bbc.com/news/article...)
bbc.com
Durham Reform councillor resigns after one week
Andrew Kilburn has stood down after failing to declare that he worked for Durham County Council.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Two weeks ago, Reform UK celebrated council wins across the country. Now? At least 22 councillors have already resigned, been suspended, or are under investigation. That’s not a teething issue. That’s structural rot.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
“22 Reform UK councillors elected. Two weeks later? They’re dropping like flies.” Let’s talk about what this says about their competence, their candidate pool, and Farage’s promises. 🧵
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
And sadly, many are too blinded by hate to care. Their lives may have gotten immeasurably worse, but they’ll still vote for more of it—so long as they think someone browner, poorer, or more vulnerable is suffering more
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
It's madness—but also a two-step con: 1. Blame a marginalised group for everything 2. Convince people the only way to punish "them" is by giving up their own freedoms Add Murdoch press to the mix, and it’s shockingly easy to sell.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
And that right there is the crux of the problem. Balancing freedom of press with standards is difficult, but we're way off the mark currently in my humble opinion.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
The ECHR protects everyone. Even the people you don’t like. Especially the people you don’t like. Because the moment the state learns it can trample one person’s rights—it won’t stop there. And when they come for you? There’ll be no one left to speak.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
What’s the UK without the ECHR? A country where the government: Can detain you indefinitely Can deport without appeal Can ignore rulings from independent courts If you think that’ll never apply to you, you’re the reason it might.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
“They came for the migrants…” And if you cheered, thinking you’d be safe—you’ve missed the point. Without the ECHR, there’s no line the government can’t cross. Workers’ rights? Protest rights? Speech? Gone. Legally. Quietly.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Now look at America Trump, unhindered by anything like the ECHR, has openly declared plans to deport a million people a year. Mass raids Internment-style camps Talk of suspending habeas corpus It’s happening. Right now. (Source: elpais.com/us/migracion...)
elpais.com
Trump se refleja en el espejo autoritario de Bukele para cumplir su plan de deportar a un millón de personas en un año
La presión por cumplir metas de arrestos a migrantes está favoreciendo la vulneración sistemática de los derechos humanos como pasa en El Salvador
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
“But it only affects…” Reform would have you believe the ECHR only defends “foreign criminals” or “illegals.” Sound familiar? It starts with them—those already demonised. Then it moves on. Then it moves in.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
The ECHR: Our last legal safety net Created after WWII, with strong British influence, the European Convention on Human Rights ensures: Fair trials Protection from torture Freedom from unlawful detention It’s what stops the state from dragging people off in the night without consequence.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Reform UK's push to leave the ECHR isn't about “sovereignty” or “freedom.” It's a calculated step toward dismantling the very framework that protects us all. And if you think it won't affect you—history says otherwise.
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Paul @paul9115.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Yes, and it's made out of gold and shits diamonds the size of your fist
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