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Sam Smith

@samc-change.bsky.social
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Founder & CEO of C-Change Scotland. Author, human rights defender, gestalt coach.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Further to the quoted... This is becoming a sort of national psychosis. I mean, look at defence. 😂
Forty-one per cent name immigration as an important issue for Britain, up nine points since last month’s fall to return to its position earlier in the year
Economy is in second place as economic optimism recovers slightly from last month’s record low, but pessimism remains historically high with 73% expecting the economy to get worse
Concern about defence and foreign affairs has fallen by ten points
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Alan Allport @alanallport.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
You know, a President accusing a NYT reporter of committing treason just for asking a question is actually quite a big deal, and this bunch just standing there listening to it and doing nothing is not encouraging the public to think of journalism as a serious business or of words meaning anything.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Sorry for the plug but I feel obliged to reshare this. Farage told a podcast before running for election: “There’s no money in politics, there’s no money if you’re straight [i.e. not corrupt]." Around the time he got £5 million from a crypto billionaire before going on to back crypto deregulation.
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Nigel Farage Claimed There's 'No Money in Politics' Just Before Running for £91,000+ MP Job
EXCLUSIVE: Unearthed comments show Reform UK leader dismissing MP salary, just weeks before becoming Britain's highest-earning parliamentarian
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Kriszta Satori @fulelo.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
#BBCNews - 'Millions' of pounds saved by replacing Palantir tech in refugee system www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
UK saves 'millions' of pounds by ditching Palantir for refugee system
The government said its in-house IT system was
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Farage says £5m gift was a reward for Brexit campaigning. Billionaire living in Thailand bought Brexit. Previously, Farage said £5m was for his security. What next? After receiving £5m, Farage bought £1.4m property in cash, one of the four he owns through a company. Partner has another one.
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Nigel Farage now says £5m from crypto billionaire was ‘reward’ for Brexit push
Reform UK leader offers new explanation for gift, which is under investigation, having first said it was for his security
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Sam Smith @samc-change.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The longest blink in history 😁
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C-Change Scotland @cchangescotland.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
💐 It is with great sadness that we share the passing of someone we had the privilege of working for. As today marks the day of his funeral, it feels only fitting to reshare one of our favourite blogs dedicated to the big man and his wee dug. Rest in peace, Ian H. c-change.org.uk/big-man-wee-...
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Big Man, Wee Dug - C-Change
A story about a big man and a wee dug
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Important data point here: “A sharp fall in Labour's performance is accompanied more often by an above average Green performance than it is by a strong Reform performance”. The Greens have already hurt Labour even before any direct gains.
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C-Change Scotland @cchangescotland.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Today is C-Change Scotland's 25th Anniversary as an organisation. Here are some words from our CEO and founder, Sam Smith: "25 years is a significant milestone.  We have much to celebrate.
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Sam Smith @samc-change.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Exercise your franchise 👇👏
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Britain should rejoin EU, says man who led Brexit department Philip Rycroft, who oversaw the Department for Exiting the European Union from 2017 to 2019, said none of Leave’s ‘heady promises’ had materialised www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
thetimes.com
Britain should rejoin EU, says man who led Brexit department
Philip Rycroft, who oversaw the Department for Exiting the European Union from 2017 to 2019, said none of Leave’s ‘heady promises’ had materialised
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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
I am absolutely shite at recognising when someone is flirting with me. Like, comically bad at it. My mates would mock me about it. But something happened today that made me so happy. 1/?
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Reform donor Ben Delo, who has given £4 million to the party, is making legal threats to those who reference his 2022 US conviction for failing to implement anti-money laundering laws, prior to a pardon by President Trump. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
British crypto billionaire Ben Delo says he has given £4m to Reform UK
Delo, pardoned by Trump after violating US banking law, describes himself as champion of free speech
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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
A tiny firm - so small it doesn’t have to publish audited accounts - with £81k in cash made 7 donations totalling £200k to Reform UK. We now know the firm has had long-term dealings in Iran, including a €145m deal with the Iranian state-owned telecoms company. Reform have more questions to answer.
thetimes.com
Reform UK donor linked to sanctioned Iranian conglomerate
A churchwarden behind a £200,000 gift to Nigel Farage’s party is the director of a company cited in French intelligence memos
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
“The President of the United States is the steward of the White House for future generations of First Families. He is not, however, the owner!” —Judge Leon blocking Trump’s ballroom construction Can someone please share this message with Trump, who thinks he owns the White House and the Treasury?
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Sam Smith @samc-change.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
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Sam Smith @samc-change.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Erm..a long, long time ago.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Complaining about & blaming Keir Starmer for a long-scheduled, still uncertain, six month distant increase in fuel prices literally *hours* after calling for more war in the Middle East is quite the flex. These are not serious people.
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Sam Smith @samc-change.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Beautiful, and just what I needed. Thank you @arealmofwonder.bsky.social 🙏
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/03/2026
The genius businessman strikes again
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/03/2026
Rand Paul: "As far as reasons for the war, there have been many different ones floated, but none have been very convincing... we were told their nuclear weapons were obliterated, and now we're told their nuclear weapons are just moments away from being a bomb. I don't think the arguments are valid."
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Clive Thompson @clivethompson.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
A year long investigation into the Hyperloop found … “The truth was far simpler, far dumber, and far more prescient: Musk and his lieutenants truly had no idea what they were doing.” washingtonian.com/2026/02/12/h...
washingtonian.com
How Elon Musk’s Sci-Fi Hyperloop Failed
Before his misadventures in government efficiency, Musk promised to revolutionize commuting with a subway that would speed passengers between DC and Baltimore in a matter of minutes. The project was a...
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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Just going to leave this here
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C-Change Scotland @cchangescotland.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
📣 Update on the Scottish Government's announcement of £20m funding for social care sector from CEO of C-Change Scotland, Sam Smith.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Name them shame them
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Anneliese Dodds MP @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
3 million disgusting nudified images were produced by Grok in just 11 days. Existing safeguards don’t work; we need preventative measures for AI. My letter with other MPs to @lizforleicester.bsky.social.
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Lewi Whalberg @anno1540.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
BREAKING from 🇵🇱: Polish government has appointed a special analytical team that will investigate this matter, Polish PM Donald Tusk announced. Tusk: “There are signs that Epstein was connected to the Russian intelligence”
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
French police have raided the Paris offices of X and summoned Elon Musk for questioning as part of a cybercrime investigation into artificial intelligence-generated pornographic deepfakes and Holocaust denial. www.ms.now/news/french-...
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French police raid X offices and summon Musk in probe involving sexual deepfakes
Grok, the social media platform's AI chatbot, has sparked global outrage for generating a slew of sexually explicit images and Holocaust denial statements.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 02/02/2026
A crypto company run by President Trump’s family members sold a large stake to investors tied to the United Arab Emirates just days before Trump’s inauguration, linking a Trump family business to a prominent member of the UAE’s governing elite.
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Trump family crypto firm sold major stake to UAE investment firm
The investment, worth a reported $500 million, gave Emirati-backed investors a 49 percent stake in World Liberty Financial, a Trump crypto company.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 31/01/2026
It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
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Sam Smith @samc-change.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Wise words from @neilmcrowther.bsky.social . How do we debate social care when 'negating the frame reinforces the frame?' The crisis narrative turns people off and offers no solutions. Staying off the battlefield makingrightsmakesense.wordpress.com/2026/01/25/s...
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Staying off the battlefield
‘general election campaigns are where plans for social care go to die’ – Wes Streeting I’ve been ask to contribute to a discussion this week, ahead of next years Scottish el…
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Greenlandic Politician Tillie Martinussen: We do not want to be rich like Americans. Look how greedy they are, even trying to invade their friends. Even if there are minerals and oil under our land-and they are worth far more-we still would not sell ourselves.
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Taking over Greenland is not a joke. Trump is sending messages to foreign leaders and making threats that will destroy the most important alliance we have. Are Republicans in Congress and Marco Rubio really ready to throw NATO away because they’re too afraid to stand up to Trump?
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
“Kind, good, happy, gentlemanly, secure people never go Nazi….But the frustrated and humiliated intellectual, the rich and scared speculator, the spoiled son, the labor tyrant, the fellow who has achieved success by smelling out the wind of success—they would all go Nazi in a crisis.” — D. Thompson*
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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 12/01/2026
More appalling news from dystopia central www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
theguardian.com
London’s homicide rate drops to lowest in more than a decade
Sadiq Khan says ‘public health’ approach has made the capital one of the safest cities in the western world
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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
bbc.co.uk
Grok AI: Malaysia and Indonesia block X chatbot over sexually explicit deepfakes
Sexualised images of real people generated by Grok have circulated on X in recent weeks.
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Sam Smith @samc-change.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
I needed this 👇🙌
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Sam Smith @samc-change.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Honour of a different kind. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Campaigner turned down MBE over ‘scapegoating’ of people with disabilities
Exclusive: In letter declining proposed award, Tressa Burke, CEO of Glasgow Disability Alliance, accused government of ‘fuelling hatred’
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Ukraine’s cause — freedom, democracy, sovereignty — is Canada’s cause. At this critical juncture, we are reinforcing our support with up to $2.5B in new loan guarantees and other mechanisms to help Ukraine secure a just and lasting peace, and to recover and rebuild. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...
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Prime Minister Carney announces new support for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine
Since Russia’s unprovoked, unjustified, full-scale invasion, Canada has provided nearly $22 billion in multifaceted assistance for Ukraine, including over $12 billion in direct financial support – mak...
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C-Change Scotland @cchangescotland.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
🎄 Merry Christmas from C-Change 🎄 ▶️ Sam and Will share a short Christmas message, reflecting on the year and thanking everyone who makes our work possible. #BetterIsPossible #SupportingGoodLives #HumanRightsDefenders #Christmas2025
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
This is my cyclical reminder that there's really only one consistently reliable source of info in the public record that isn't owned by right wing billionaires, who really want to put an end to it. Please give at least the $2.75 minimum they request if you can. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
The EU was created in by people who lived through WWII and saw political and economic integration as a means to bringing peace and stability to the continent. It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
Musk promoting a post of the EU flag turning into the Nazi flag
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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John Teets @suenitos.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
"Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty." — Hannah Arendt 🌱📷
Nightly votive in the porch garden.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
This is a better answer than I gave on The Source to @kaitlancollins.bsky.social last night.
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