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The Race Spies (Black & White)

@racespy2000.bsky.social
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In 1998 two men, one black and one white, went undercover in Leeds to reveal racism. Find out what they discovered and how their voices were silenced. www.racespies.com

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The Race Spies (Black & White) @racespy2000.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Orr vs Arday - the racism is palpable in the UK media www.racespies.com/post/a-tale-...
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A tale of two Profs - one a white christian nationalist and one not white
There is no question that Prof Arday’s death involved racism: Why isn’t this obvious to everyone?When I heard of Prof Jason Arday’s death, I was sickened to my stomach, but I was not surprised. The Br...
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The Race Spies (Black & White) @racespy2000.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is great - what a wonderful person Dolly Parton was. woketabletalk.substack.com/p/dolly-part...
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Dolly Parton Wasn’t The Queen Of Woke. She Was Something Far More Dangerous.
Winston Brown | Babylon Decoded
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The Race Spies (Black & White) @racespy2000.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Israel getting smashed by Ireland is the tonic we need. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Israel vs Republic of Ireland: UEFA Nations League stats & head-to-head
Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Israel vs Republic of Ireland in the UEFA Nations League
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If Scotland & Wales achieve independence and the island of Ireland is united then what nationality would Suella Braverman, who insists she is British but somehow could never be English, be?
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Joshua Seigal - 'YAPPING AWAY' out now! @joshuaseigal.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Fonagy is basically the GOAT of child psychoanalysis. He speaks, you listen www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #MentalHealthMatters
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Young people are not snowflakes, head of mental health review says
Speaking exclusively to the BBC, Prof Peter Fonagy says being young is much harder now than it was.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is so true.
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North West Bylines @northwestbylines.co.uk · 19/09/2026
The Government has announced that forty-two new Young Futures Hubs are to open across England – including in Knowsley and in Greater Manchester | Steve Basing
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Young Futures Hubs opening across England, two of them in the North West
The Government has announced that forty-two new Young Futures Hubs are to open across England – including in Knowsley and in Greater Manchester
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
How the BBC’s latest platforming of the bigoted views of the anti-migrant billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is the sign of a national broadcaster that is increasingly losing its way www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-the-bb...
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How the BBC Mainstreams the Right’s Anti-Migrant, Anti-British Agenda
The BBC’s platforming of the bigoted views of billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is just the latest sign of a national broadcaster that has lost its way
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
British journalism and polling are both utterly implicated in the Farage funding scandal iandunt.substack.com/p/british-jo...
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Time to deport all these fighting age men terrorising our patriotic lifeboat volunteers www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Lifeboat station in Portsmouth forced to temporarily shut after far-right action
RNLI facility had been targeted by activists trying to stop asylum seekers landing in boats from the Channel
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The Race Spies (Black & White) @racespy2000.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Sadly, this isn't science fiction. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK2n...
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How modern fascism works | End Times Fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
YouTube video by Naomi Klein
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The Race Spies (Black & White) @racespy2000.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Morning resisters!
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It would be more helpful for him to acknowledge and explain the role that his austerity policies played in encouraging people to vote for what he correctly critiques here.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Speaking as somebody who spent this entire century watching his mum die in pain and humiliation, this decision is a big fat load of shite. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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MPs vote against legalising assisted dying in England and Wales
Bill fails at second reading despite near-identical legislation being approved by Commons in last parliament
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
50th patreon post - Snapshots of Toronto November 2025 www.patreon.com/RobinInce/po... #canada #toronto #photography
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snapshots - Toronto November 2025 | Robin Ince
snapshots - Toronto November 2025 by Robin Ince on Patreon. Join Robin Ince's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Magic Money Tree @magicmoneytree.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The sooner we tell people they can't buy whatever they want whenever they want, the better www.reuters.com/business/ret...
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UK retailers stock charcoal linked to Paraguay deforestation, group says
Major British retailers, ​including B&Q and Waitrose, are selling barbecue charcoal from trees cleared to create more farmland in Paraguay's Gran Chaco, according ‌to an investigation published on Thu...
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
As the government bans social media for kids further evidence emerges that it's a minority of retired adults we should really be concerned about. www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
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Pensioners attack traffic lights over wild 'deadly weapon' claims
An online movement say that the sensors on traffic lights can cause heart attacks, brain cancer, anxiety and even sudden death
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 10/09/2026
HOPE not hate can conclusively prove that Stephen Lennon AKA Tommy Robinson’s business empire has been built on fraudulent means, tax evasion, and perjury. This is a long one. Strap in.🧵 hopenothate.org.uk/the-grift/
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The Grift
Stephen Lennon, or Tommy Robinson as he is better known, has amassed a multimillion pound fortune by monetising hate and fear. But, as HOPE not hate can conclusively prove, his business empire has bee...
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The Race Spies (Black & White) @racespy2000.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New word alert... Downasaurs Meaning: Noun plural a group of senior Conservative MPs
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
My first blog post on patreon was how I became an extremist - knowing that lifeboat people are extremists and retired doctors who want peace are extremists , while brutal men in balaclavas and convicted abusers are normal, i am relieved to be mad www.patreon.com/RobinInce/po...
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How I Became an Extremist | Robin Ince
“Love has never been a popular movement.” - James Baldwin As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be an extremist. I wondered whet
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Essential thread.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Finally they came for the Daily Mail and my irony meter just packed up and left and I never heard from it again.
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Monkey Past . liberation Future. www.patreon.com/RobinInce/po... #podcast #art #progress
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Monkey Past and Liberation Future | Robin Ince
very excited by new podcasts series - we have recorded seven excellent conversations so far - Jen Brister, Nina Conti, Hollie McNish, Melind
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Paul Hebden @paulhebden.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
What a ridiculous question. Once again the BBC drives a nail into it's own coffin.
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Graffiti and girders Underside of railway bridge at dusk Tram lines Piccadilly Reading bridge
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The Race Spies (Black & White) @racespy2000.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Fuck the far right! I donate monthly. Join me and support some real heroes. rnli.org/pages/ig/new...
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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The Race Spies (Black & White) @racespy2000.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Zero net migration could knock a further 3.4% off UK GDP. A similar hit to our economy as Brexit. westenglandbylines.co.uk/opinion/will...
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Will the UK Government change the immigration narrative before it’s too late?
The UK is heading for zero net migration and the growth consequences look seriously bad
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Tragic, but weirdly, the headline writers don’t refer to this as a car crash, unlike how they call it a bike crash when a driver hits a cyclist.
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What to Know About the Cargo Plane That Overran a Runway, Killing 5 in Miami
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The US has a dark history of unaccountability.
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Had a delightful morning talking to Hollie McNish about creativity, sexuality, criticism , diaries and when to destroy your work Episode of Liberation Conversations is imminent - lots of extras to those who sign up to Patreon.com/robinince
Me with Hollie’s book Virgin
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Watching BBC News and it's striking to hear the presenters repeatedly referring to the AfD as "far-right" whilst refusing to ever say the same about the hundreds of actual masked blackshirts currently swarming British ports
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Joshua Seigal - 'YAPPING AWAY' out now! @joshuaseigal.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Anything to do with fascism gets me v anxious. My family fled Europe in the 30s. What's going on with #AfD scares me sick. Here's a poem of mine, published by @poetrywales.bsky.social in 2023. Nothing much else I can offer right now. Feel free to share: joshuaseigalpoet.blogspot.com/2023/11/here...
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Southend on Sea - TONIGHT - a charity gig for Save the Children www.ticketsource.com/bare-cheek-c... #comedy #seaside #poetry
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 05/09/2026
Good news: he lost.
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North West Bylines @northwestbylines.co.uk · 05/09/2026
Molly Crabapple’s book “Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund”, tells of a Jewish, Socialist, Anti-Zionist Party | Michael Hindley
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A History of the Jewish Labour Bund
Molly Crabapple’s book “Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund”, tells of a Jewish, Socialist, Anti-Zionist Party
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 04/09/2026
Three senior Reform figures were involved in those Channel 4 revelations we saw last night. Two have been kicked out. The third is Nigel Farage. Farage should be suspended while this matter is investigated. He has very serious questions to answer.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Thomas Rose, a 37-year-old assistant professor at MIT and an expert in the archaeometallurgy of copper, has died after being hit by a driver while riding his bike at the intersection of Memorial Drive and Massachusetts Ave.
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MIT professor hit while riding his bicycle in Cambridge last month has died, university officials say - The Boston Globe
Thomas Rose, 37, joined MIT in January and was set to begin teaching courses this fall.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
More bad news for Andrew Tate and his brother edition.cnn.com/2026/09/04/e...
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Romanian prosecutors indict Andrew Tate for trafficking minors, money laundering | CNN
Romanian prosecutors officially indicted social media influencer Andrew Tate on Friday for trafficking minors, money laundering, sex with a minor and witness tampering and his brother Tristan for comp...
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The Race Spies (Black & White) @racespy2000.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
UK is heading towards zero net immigration. If this happens, which seems increasingly likely, GDP could, according to a study by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, possibly decrease by 3.6%. westenglandbylines.co.uk/opinion/will...
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Will the UK Government change the immigration narrative before it’s too late?
The UK is heading for zero net migration and the growth consequences look seriously bad
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Say what you like about Nigel Farage but he's definitely the sort of ordinary guy you could sit down and enjoy oysters and champagne with... you know ... as long as you're rich and American
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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 04/09/2026
With all respect to the BBC, the reason this story "matters" is not about whether it distracts from Reform's conference. It "matters" because it is important our leaders are not conspiring to break the law.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The Nigel Farage and Reform foreign donations scandal excluded from all but one national newspaper front page this morning. No sign of it at all on the front pages of the two papers which splashed the polls secretly funded by a Reform donor earlier this year
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Just seen my new book - The Future of Jokes - for the first time
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As discussed on Mystery Hour!
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The Race Spies (Black & White) @racespy2000.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Zia Yusuf parents migrated to the United Kingdom from Sri Lanka under a visa category that is no longer available. They worked in the NHS as a doctor and a nurse. Yes, Zia Yusuf of Reform UK.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"People die each year from vending machines falling on them, and coconuts hitting their heads. People die, unfortunately, that’s a reality of life, and things get hot." How GB News and Talk Radio presenters lost their cool offsetting their climate change denial www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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From ‘psyops’ to ‘hysterical hysteria’: how GB News and Talk TV lost their cool in the heatwaves
Thousands of heat-related deaths in record-breaking temperatures appeared to only intensify hosts’ climate denials
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Russian money behind a separatist movement? How novel!
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
And for those who think “but you chose to resign…” These blog posts give some background www.patreon.com/RobinInce/po... www.patreon.com/RobinInce/po...
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The Race Spies (Black & White) @racespy2000.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This article on the academics signing a letter accusing Ghent University of "persecuting" Nathan Cofnas, the self-proclaimed Race Realist who triggered the pile on that led to Prof Jason Arday's death, has already been viewed over 1000 times. www.racespies.com/post/when-a-...
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When a pile on is not a pile on, and when it is - why the arbiters of academic standards cannot be a self-selecting sample
In the aftermath of Prof Arday’s treatment, we see the double standards of academia as 400 “academics” sign a letter defending Hereditarian Nathan CofnasWhen I heard of Prof. Jason Arday’s death, I wa...
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