Reposted by Chris PainterSteve Jary @unionsteve.bsky.social · 20hThe Tories seem to be running the argument that inheritance tax is immoral because it means “taxing twice”. OK. Let’s go with that for a second shall we? Any other immoral taxes? VAT? Council Tax? Actually, all taxes which are paid from income already reduced by income tax and NI? 4104
Reposted by Chris PainterCodepoet @timgood.bsky.social · 20hSo I hear on Today (Radio 4, BBC) that Kemi Badenoch is battling for the arsehole of the country. #Kemi #ArseholeOfTheCountry 141
Reposted by Chris PainterCarceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Basic income’s appeal today is similar to its roots in 18th-century England – it’s a way to compensate people for a common good taken for private gain theconversation.com/basic-income...theconversation.comBasic income’s appeal today is similar to its roots in 18th-century England – it’s a way to compensate people for a common good taken for private gainToday’s basic income proponents say cash payments would be good for everyone. In the 1790s, the idea’s inventor argued something else: It was owed to everyone. 02522
Reposted by Chris PainterDanMygind @mygind.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Why is the Israeli hacking company Irregular born out of the Israeli intelligence services' hacking unit 8200 involved in all "unintentional" hacks from the 3 major American AI labs? www.theguardian.com/technology/2... 131
Reposted by Chris PainterPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Are global stock markets heading for a crash? Red lights flashing. Trump's tariff/military wars, supply chain disruptions, energy prices, AI bubble, unregulated shadow banks, deregulation, speculator frenzy, weigh heavy. Recession/Bailouts would follow. Innocent people will bear the cost, again.theguardian.comAre global stock markets heading for a crash?Economies thrown into renewed turmoil as AI debt, Iran war and soaring government bond yields fuel alarm 22293137
Reposted by Chris PainterIan R. Pearsall @ianrpearsall.bsky.social · 20/09/2026'Track. (Conwy. Cymru) Mixed media on Paper tangerine-helix-zh46.squarespace.com/gallery 713727
Reposted by Chris PainterPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20/09/2026UK politics funded by billionaires, mega-donations surge as the rich buy power. £179m donated by wealthy individuals since 2019. A cap at £100,000 or £500,000 won't do. Only the rich can enter political auctions Can't end political corruption without ending donations.theguardian.comUK politics increasingly funded by billionaires as mega-donations surgeExclusive: A total £179m has been donated by wealthy individuals since 2019, research reveals 35555288
Reposted by Chris PainterHakan Sonok Antalya 0553 802 52 86 @flowmeow1812.bsky.social · 16/09/2026 0133
Reposted by Chris PainterJan - Anti 🍊💩 @jango627.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I really hope I live to see the day where the name Trump is rarely uttered. 171
Reposted by Chris PainterOhwoisme @kmohwoisme.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Are they corrupt by bribery or just generally corrupt? 1422421927
Reposted by Chris PainterJosep Goded @josepgoded.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Israeli forces abducted Rifaat Barri, his son Abdullah, and Mahdi al-Barri in Immatin, east of Qalqilya, over the past 24 hours. 044
Reposted by Chris Painterwellbillyboy @wellbillyboy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026"America may still possess the world’s most advanced military. But Ukraine and Iran are demonstrating that the meaning of “advanced” is changing extraordinarily quickly. And just as that is happening, Hegseth has removed or lost many of the people the US was relying upon to figure it out."michaeldsellers.substack.comWar is changing before our eyes. Is Hegseth’s gutted Pentagon leadership able to keep up?There is something happening in warfare right now that is profound. 021
Reposted by Chris PainterJason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Yes, the US is losing in Iran, and yes, it’s apparently out of missiles, and yes, the Navy seems busted, and yes, the senior ranks have been purged, but don’t worry, the Secretary is laser-focussed on what matters… Wait, I‘m getting a message. 930567
Reposted by Chris Painterislandguy007.bsky.social @islandguy007.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Denmark and the rest of the world against Trump - for world peace! Justin D. Larson · Every atheist like myself will become believers if hurricane Dolly takes out Mar-a-Lago I'll be converted that's for sure... especially if it takes tRUMP out as well !!!😍😁 132
Reposted by Chris PainterPEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 23/08/2026"President Trump demands Canada change its French language, Quebec culture and Canadian identity as a condition for reversing tariffs. This is no longer about a trade deal-it is about a takeover of Canada's sovereignty and identity." #cdnpoli 51586239
Chris Painter @rineen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026x.com/meme_machine...x.comChris Painter 🇮🇪 + 🇵🇸 (@meme_machines) on XCaptain Haddock broadcasts from the Stags 110
Reposted by Chris PainterBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Avoiding AI is about to be a superpower. 13385602080
Reposted by Chris PainterClaude Taylor @realclaudetaylor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026If Trump’s poll numbers get any lower the Republicans may need to go back to hiding the corruption. Or maybe they just don’t care anymore. 3397
Reposted by Chris PainterMarina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Never said this before… But hats off to Nigel Farage He managed to con his own Clacton constituents into voting for welfare cuts that will screw over 1 in 5 of them 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 1271451404
Reposted by Chris PainterStreet Art Utopia @streetartutopia.com · 17/08/2026Funny and Clever Art (11 Photos): streetartutopia.com/2026/08/17/f... 152064237
Reposted by Chris PainterCorinne Fowler @corinnefowler.bsky.social · 17/08/2026#JasonArday phoned me a few days ago to talk to someone who knows what media abuse feels like. His untimely death shows why we need part 2 of the Leveson enquiry into media conduct 734692
Reposted by Chris PainterChef Rocky @chefrocky413.bsky.social · 17/08/2026THIS IS FANTASTIC…. for all humans !! 441117572878
Reposted by Chris PainterChris Painter @rineen.bsky.social · 17/08/2025Please spare a thought today for Paul Swank, a young man from Missouri who parachuted into occupied France, and was killed in action on August 17th 1944. valor.militarytimes.com/hero/22714valor.militarytimes.comPaul Swank 111
Reposted by Chris PainterZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16/08/2026It’s time we sorted out the press. Constant misinformation to protect their donors and fossil fuels is destroying lives and our planet. The Government must step up and stop being cowardly. 30645961236
Reposted by Chris PainterPatrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 16/08/202618% of residents aged 16 to 64 receive PIP in Clacton Constituency roughly double the National average.. Many of them probs voted for Farage and just days later he announces he’d slash their benefits To all those feeling “Voters Remorse” Tough you deserve what you voted for 🤷🏻♂️ 710341
Reposted by Chris PainterAl Toth @atoth99.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Borowitz: "Trump's threat to control the Strait of Hormuz rings kind of hollow given that he can't even control the Reflecting Pool" 34811
Reposted by Chris PainterPINO FOTUS @pino-fotus.bsky.social · 16/08/2026“FBI notes implicate Trump— it’s no secret why they’re doing this dance at DOJ to not release them. FBI handwritten notes of a victim who alleges when she was 13 she was sexually abused by Donald Trump— The judge said the handwritten notes must be turned over unredacted so he can check them out.” 06543
Reposted by Chris Painterbogwoppitt59.bsky.social @bogwoppitt59.bsky.social · 16/08/2026The vast majority of the worlds leading politicians are in the Epstein files or on the Israeli pay roster , you only have to look at the UK government for proof of both . 235
Reposted by Chris PainterJosep Goded @josepgoded.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Settlers attacked Palestinians in Umm al-Khair. 098
Reposted by Chris PainterCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 16/08/2026A brief note for Nadhim Zahawi. 33687332865
Reposted by Chris PainterClaude Taylor @realclaudetaylor.bsky.social · 15/08/2026New billboard! New photos! Chip in to keep it going. maddogpac.com/products/qui... 0268
Reposted by Chris PainterPeter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Not my own point, but from a locked account - and something which relates to Professor Orr as much as it does Professor Arday. Cambridge: where's the safeguarding? 1117528
Reposted by Chris PainterCaroline Keep @ka83k.bsky.social · 15/08/2026We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1goodlawproject.orgJason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law ProjectCommission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death. 03213
Reposted by Chris PainterJim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 15/08/2026#dailyCMAT: Covering a classic with blinding vocals.youtube.comCMAT - Without You | Jools' Annual Hootenanny 2024YouTube video by BBC Music 051
Reposted by Chris PainterClaude Taylor @realclaudetaylor.bsky.social · 15/08/2026None of the rats leaving the floundering SS Trump should get an iota of credit unless they publicly state and explain they are resigning in protest. 5438
Reposted by Chris PainterSARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 14/08/2026🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-Year-Old Mia Heller From Virginia, USA, Invents a Water Filter That Eliminates 96% of Microplastics From Drinking Water 430189714127
Reposted by Chris PainterSian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Southern Water was fined £20m for lying in 2008; in 2021 £90m for deliberately pumping raw sewage into the sea. Now a fraud case. Why trust any private company with our precious water? Put them in public hands! www.brightonandhovenews.org/2026/07/22/s...brightonandhovenews.orgSouthern Water boss charged with water quality fraudA former chief executive of Southern Water has been charged with conspiracy to defraud during his time in charge of 617792