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@paulma.bsky.social
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I’d hoped to grow a “Mohican”, but instead I grew older. Then, angry young man. Now, still angry but older. Lefty by socialisation & birthright. Occasionally snappy (& sweary), but house trained to a high standard. Location? Currently living in Hope. (UK)

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Zionism is racism was not written by self righteous, white, lefties It was written by Palestinians in consultation with Palestinian and Jewish groups, Party officials, solicitors and many other over more than a year. I think Palestinian voices should be part of the debate youtu.be/6IQoRYEB-MA?...
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Ed Poole speaks to Lubna Speitan about Zionism is Racism
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Lots of Politicians today completely ignoring the Genocide Israel is committing, they don't even mention Palestinians. Instead they broadcast a sympathy propaganda advert for Israel, that might as well have been written by Israel. And probably was.
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Isthatyourdonkey? @paulma.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Isreal reeling as “Brave Burnham” blocks the import of dates from the terrorists occupying the West Bank. Let’s not to talk about the arms and the tactical military support he’s still supplying. UK GDP up 0.4% - how much of this is blood money, and funded by Palestine’s dead children?
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
What is the economy for? Should it help people thrive, or just grow GDP? youtu.be/MLawYggiv74?... If you think there's more to economics than GDP growth, then this one is for you. There is. Much more.
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What is the economy for? Should it help people thrive, or just grow GDP?
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Bosses of UK’s largest listed companies are being handed pay packages of up to £28m a year. Median pay of employees is £31,500. Workers create wealth, have no say on exec pay. Rich buy political parties, legislators, think-tanks, hijack democracy.
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The best paid FTSE 100 bosses revealed as top pay smashes through £20M
Boardroom pay has risen steadily since the pandemic, while real wage growth more broadly has flatlined.
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Randy Fair @southerngayteacher.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
“The Silicon Valley billionaire’s yacht, worth a reported $300m, is said to have “repeatedly” declined to assist when a nearby boat called for help last week.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Zuckerberg faces questions over why superyacht reportedly declined to help stranded boat
Small cruise ship rescued skiff in south-east Alaska even though Meta billionaire’s $300m megayacht was closer
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The Labour Government have refused Green Party calls for a COBR meeting saying "supply chains are resilient." This is gross negligence. We need to act now. news.sky.com/story/could-...
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MPs fear one key issue could end new PM's honeymoon period
The "Burnham bounce" has largely been driven by Green voters coming back to the fold. Labour MPs warn that spells trouble if more oil and gas is approved following a summer of extreme weather.
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Kev @caoimhin1.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Sir Keir Forensic - A knight in shining bullshit
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Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision
Guardian investigation uncovers decision by UK security officials to deny clearance before Mandelson took up role as US ambassador
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Greta Thunberg is right.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
🔥This is an incredible result! A quick concession is of course in Hungary’s best interests. If Magyar also has a 2/3 majority (as looks likely) then he’ll have full control to remove Fidesz corruption. Finally- it’s a humiliation for Trump & Putin - and a boost for Ukraine.
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vamroses@bsky.social @vamroses.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Nobody's "Obsessed" With Israel — It's Just A Uniquely Horrible Country open.substack.com/pub/caitlinj...
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Nobody's "Obsessed" With Israel — It's Just A Uniquely Horrible Country
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Jane @janeb1234.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
More than a fifth of UK’s ‘austerity children’ scarred by poverty, study says | Poverty | The Guardian share.google/ekMs3sdmaWbl... What Cameron & Osborne started their predecessors continued & sadly Starmer has continued. The 'cost' of austerity has left its mark. We need change. #VoteGreen
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More than a fifth of UK’s ‘austerity children’ scarred by poverty, study says
Researchers say hardship is a direct legacy of welfare benefit cuts imposed by Tory governments in recent years
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The problem with Anna Turley attacking the Greens in this way is: 1) it's wrong; and 2) Labour mayors like Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham have called for the exact same policy inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Rent controls don't work and Polanski is wrong, says Labour Party chair
Anna Turley admits Labour is facing a difficult set of local elections in May
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Ridge: "do you agree with the [US] blockade?" Govt minister: "The US ambition is for the straits to be open.." ".. do you agree with the blockade?" "We want to see free navigation.." "Do you agree with the blockade?" Making yourself look stupid because you're not allowed to criticise the US
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Trump's blockade threat raises risks and leaves predicaments unchanged. Trump says US military is "locked and loaded" to resume attacks on Iran at an "appropriate moment". Trump has no UN mandate for war or blockade. But Trump has destroyed the UN. UK must not support Trump's wars.
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Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockade threat raises risks and leaves predicaments unchanged
The conflict is now a test of wills - Iran’s capacity to absorb strikes versus Trump’s tolerance for the war's costs.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
“It’s deeply shocking that Reform has developed such close ties with Orbán’s regime, an authoritarian govt with an appalling record of rolling back democracy and civic rights” Where ‘deeply shocking’ = entirely on brand. Hungary shows us we must never give them power. www.desmog.com/2026/04/08/m...
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Mapped: The Reform-Orbán Network
“Viktor Orbán is the strongest leader in Europe and the EU’s biggest nightmare.” These were the words posted on Twitter by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage about the prime minister of Hungary in April 20...
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 09/04/2026
More than 260 journalists have been killed by Israel in Gaza since the start of the genocide in October 2023.
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Funeral held for Al Jazeera's Wishah killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
More than 260 journalists have been killed by Israel in Gaza since the start of the genocide in October 2023.
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Isthatyourdonkey? @paulma.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Very difficult to see what advantage the UK has gained by Kier Starmers support for Netanyahu and Trump.
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Isthatyourdonkey? @paulma.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
America is an example to all Democracies. If you don’t want crazy bastards in charge, get out and vote against them! In the uk that means against Reform and Donald Trumps clone, Nigel Farage.
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Isthatyourdonkey? @paulma.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Storm Dave. Is that the one with the tattoos that stands at the bar all night and makes folk laugh with his tales of ridiculous clients and their bizarre requests. Then comes outside at closing time to push start my car because the battery is flat? I like Storm Dave.
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Maxwell’s pardon, is on the way… and not one person in office, will say anything about it. Some have apologised to the victims, but when it comes to the crunch, who will speak up when this eventually happens?
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Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The Netherlands just launched a platform in the middle of the North Sea that converts wind electricity into green hydrogen fuel without the electricity ever touching land. The NortH2 offshore hydrogen platform sits 200 kilometers off the Dutch coast, directly connected by underwater power cables.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Pitting State Pensions against young people is exactly what they want. Instead you should ask why people making millions or billions pay an average of 11% tax while you pay 28% on everything over £12,570. That's why we have student loans and terrible State Pensions.
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Isthatyourdonkey? @paulma.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The bore that is Miliband.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
“Donald Trump, Warmonger-in-Chief” The president is bombing more and more civilian targets in Iran while preparing to unveil a new $1.5 trillion war budget, funded by cuts to US healthcare. He also can't stop firing... women. From my First Draft email:
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First Draft: Donald Trump, Warmonger-in-Chief
The president is bombing more and more civilian targets in Iran while preparing to unveil a new $1.5 trillion war budget, funded by cuts to US healthcare. He also can't stop firing... women.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
We’re demanding justice for Iranians. Attacks on civilians in Iran, whether by Iranian authorities or directed by authorities in Washington or Tel Aviv, must be stopped. The UK government must intensify diplomatic efforts to help prevent further military escalation and protect civilians.
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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The US reportedly waited to strike the bridge in Iran a second time until rescue workers and others in the area gathered to help the wounded, which then killed at least eight people. Authorities in Iran are describing it as an act of terrorism.
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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 03/04/2026
BREAKING: Iran says regime change operation in US is well underway as a string of senior officials and military chiefs resign from their roles 👀
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
A Microsoft employee has quit over the company's involvement in Israel's war crimes and published a video urging others to do right by history.
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Microsoft can frolic with Israel, but staff are saying buh-bye
A Microsoft employee has quit over the company's involvement in Israel's war crimes and published a video urging others to do right by history
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Did BBC radio 4 #Today programme really just do a whole package about drilling in the N Sea without once even mentioning #climate change? And not having anyone challenging the one-sided claims of former BP boss? So irresponsible #bbcr4today
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Holiday advice: It's pleasant to get a train to Europe. You just have to turn travelling into a core part of the holiday - lunch in Paris, dinner in Bordeaux, trip to Spain, week on beach etc. It's limiting, but very enjoyable & decent alternative to a flight you won't be able to afford by summer.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Ed Miliband has sold us all out. The climate movement, the environmental sector - and most importantly - our future generations. No longer can Labour claim to have the odd minister who "gets it." They're bought and paid for.
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Isthatyourdonkey? @paulma.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Trumps America is a pressure cooker with out a valve. The only way the pressure can be relieved is by its explosion. The pressure mounts
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
America not being a signatory to a number of treaties does not mean that international law does not exist. The US is conducting clear war crimes, and boasting about it. They should be treated as a pariah state. They definitely shouldn't be getting a Royal visit.
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
It's not net-zero putting up your bills, it's billionaires. And neither Farage nor Starmer is willing to do a thing about it.  by @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social
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It's not renewables putting up your energy bills, it's billionaires
It's not net-zero putting up your bills, it's billionaires. And neither Farage nor Starmer is willing to do a thing about it. 
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
So Pam Bondi has been replaced by Trump’s personal criminal attorney, who happens to be a good friend of Ghislaine Maxwells attorney. The monarch and his wife are travelling to the US to spend time with an alleged paedophile. To think, Charles had a close friendship with two!
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Isthatyourdonkey? @paulma.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Human species doesn’t in general appear to progressed far intellectually. Infact many will argue demonstrable regression But what they have done extremely well, is become more heavily armed Let’s call that progress. Let’s measure our achievement by the numbers that’s we blithely kill. Success!
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Isthatyourdonkey? @paulma.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Britain should reevaluate who its allies should be. Siding with the rapists, the child molesters, the bullies the thrives , the criminals & the murders to avoid attack might work in the playground, where imagination makes our enemies. But those people have grow up, it’s the game that is the same
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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 02/04/2026
Argentina invaded the Falklands 44 years ago today. Declassified files reveal how Israel deceived Britain while it supplied Argentina’s antisemitic dictatorship with weapons during the 1980s. www.declassifieduk.org/how-israel-s...
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How Israel secretly armed Argentina during the Falklands war
Declassified files reveal how Tel Aviv deceived Britain while it supplied Argentina’s anti-Semitic dictatorship with weapons during the 1980s.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The Pasteur Institute in Tehran is over 100 years old and is a public health centre that specialises in tackling infectious diseases and producing vaccines. Its been bombed by the US/Israel. Tohid Asadi reporting.
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The president of Iran just pointed out that never in its history has Iran initiated war - and that's the case in the current conflict too By @wordsbyhg.bsky.social
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Iran's president releases "open letter" to American people
The president of Iran just pointed out that never in its history has Iran initiated war - and that's the case in the current conflict too
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Labour wants you to believe ADHD and other conditions are overdiagnosed to engineer consent for when they strip vulnerable people of benefits.
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Right-wing media fuel ADHD hate, Labour promote "overdiagnosis" propaganda
Labour wants you to believe ADHD and other conditions are overdiagnosed to engineer consent for when they strip vulnerable people of benefits
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Isthatyourdonkey? @paulma.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
I could come here & moan about X, its censorship, its manipulation of followed accounts to minimise interactions, about the erosion of followers & the removal of critical voices from time lines. But would anyone know what I was talking about? Have I simply made myself paranoid, or was it them?
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Whatever you do today please take some time, to watch Peter Oborne’s latest on the cover up, around the illegal bombing, by the US and Israel of Iran. youtube.com/watch?v=4BlX...
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British Journalist UNCOVERS SHOCKING Iran War COVER-UP
YouTube video by Double Down News
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 09/03/2026
US-Israel war on Iran: A brief history of mission creep and false promises aje.news/7if4lj
US-Israel war on Iran: A brief history of mission creep and false promises
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Criminal barrister calls for Lammy to resign as justice secretary compares 3 years in prison to 'scraping your knee'
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Criminal Barrister confronts Lammy comparing jury trials to a 'scraped knee'
Criminal barrister calls for Lammy to resign as justice secretary compares 3 years in prison to 'scraping your knee'
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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 09/03/2026
US B-52 heavy bombers arrive in England. “The B-52 is capable of dropping or launching the widest array of weapons in the US inventory. This includes gravity bombs, cluster bombs, precision guided missiles and joint direct attack munitions”. Defensive? www.af.mil/About-Us/Fac...
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 09/03/2026
The Pentagon has not yet released an official estimate of the cost of the US war on Iran.
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Is the Iran war really costing the US $2bn per day?
The Pentagon has not yet released an official estimate of the cost of the US war on Iran.
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John Vibes @johnvibes.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Palantir was founded with CIA funding and built software that combines surveillance footage, phone records, satellite imagery, and financial data into systems that find patterns no human could spot. When Trump took office for his second term, federal contracts nearly doubled to 970 million dollars.
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Palantir is the Halliburton of the Trump Era, but Much Worse
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Franz Ferdinand lead singer calls out the IDF, saying: 'these warmongering murderers are using our music without our consent'
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Franz Ferdinand 'furious' that IDF used song in genocide propaganda
Franz Ferdinand lead singer calls out the IDF, saying: 'these warmongering murderers are using our music without our consent'
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