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Stephen J.Reid

@stereid.bsky.social
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Not a "glass half full" person. Not a "glass half empty" person. More of a "glass knocked over, glass trod on, glass splinters in my foot, blood & red wine all over the carpet" sort of person. #VoteGreenParty Socialist. Vegan. EFC. Liverpool, UK

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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 20h
Last night I flipped my car at 90 mph. We all got out covered in blood, but we don't have a scratch on us. Weirdly a cup of water was still in the holder and hadn't spilled a drop. We immediately ran to Netanyahu and hugged him in front of cameras before we got cleaned up 👍
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 20h
Please watch this crucial discussion about the scale of Earth's energy imbalance. The numbers are shocking. Thanks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tCR...
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12 Hiroshima Bombs Every Second
YouTube video by Facing Future
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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
⬇️ This, but of course we need to axe the triple lock to pay for decent care.
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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The #TWATSON Effect
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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 21h
More sleight of hand from politicians
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MMTAction @mmt-action.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The PM's framing: pensions vs. care, pick one. The real question: why is a currency issuer treating public provision like a household forced to choose between two bills it can't afford? #MMT #Economics #UKPolitics Source: BBC Politics
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Ask MMT — Economics for People
Economics for People — built on Modern Monetary Theory. Equip yourself with evidence-based arguments to defeat fiscal objections.
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Bold Politics @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Zack is one of the hardest working people out there when it comes to fighting for equality. He turns up at every opportunity. Now we need to turn up for him. Sign up and help elect our 6th Green MP👇 linktr.ee/HSP_6thGreenMP
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21h
Time and time again when I'm knocking on doors people tell me they've still got their kids living at home with them. The extreme cost of housing is putting lives on hold across this country. We need an emergency brake on rents. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Zack Polanski to call for three-year cap on private rent rises
In his speech to his party's conference, the Green leader will frame housing as a key issue of generational fairness.
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Excellent stuff from @thecanaryuk.bsky.social www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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Gaping holes in Israel's 'FlyDubai' false-flag pantomime mocked
Israel's 'FlyDubai incident,' so ridiculous it took only hours to be dismantled, despite efforts of UK media and politicians to shore it up
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Stephen J.Reid @stereid.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🤣🤣🤣
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Stephen J.Reid @stereid.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
open.substack.com/pub/normalis... "With just four weeks until election day, Bibi stared into his crystal ball and predicted that a major attack was coming. You’ll never guess what happened the next day: one of Israel’s mortal enemies hijacked an airliner to help boost him in the polls."🤣🤣
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Israel’s latest false flag was amazing, but no one believed it
You’ve gotta admire Bibi Netanyahu.
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Stephen J.Reid @stereid.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Brilliant.
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Lynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare. Eco-Socialist. Pro-🇵🇸 @bebsdotteragain.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Violent offenders are being released whilst the government continues to arrest anti-Genocide protesters!!! apple.news/An8S3wYkVR4W...
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Prisoner re-arrested immediately after leaving jail as hundreds released early from prisons — The Mirror
Around 700 offenders jailed for crimes including theft, violence and domestic abuse are being freed early today, but was re-arrested after being accused of theft moments after leaving prison
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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 01/10/2026
Israel’s latest false flag was amazing, but sadly no one believed it www.normalisland.co.uk/p/israels-la...
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Israel’s latest false flag was amazing, but no one believed it
You’ve gotta admire Bibi Netanyahu.
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Lynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare. Eco-Socialist. Pro-🇵🇸 @bebsdotteragain.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Digital ID by the back door… Andy Burnham's Culture Secretary announced yesterday that a social media ban – which would require ALL of us to submit digital ID to go online – will come into effect by next March. Remind me again HOW our new PM will introduce Change!
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Met with Camden Leaseholders Forum this morning to hear about leasehold issues in Holborn and St Pancras. I was disappointed to hear they had been promised a dedicated councillor for leaseholders but this was reneged on by Camden Council. As MP I'll hold the council to account.
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Grumpy says "FREE THE PALESTINIAN HOSTAGES! @grumpyoldleftygit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Labour breaks a promise?! I'm shocked! I'm gobsmacked! I'm speechless! My whole world has been shaken to its foundations! Well, I never! Quelle surprise! ¡No me jodas!" Wer hätte sowas gedacht?! Collons!
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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Donald Trump: prescription drug addict. Kash Patel: alcoholic. Pete Hegseth: alcoholic. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: heroin addict. Trump's White House is the Betty Ford Clinic for dumb Nazis.
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Spyro the Antifascist Dragon @antifaspyro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
As one leftist account said, Corbyn's real sin was to treat Muslims and foreigners as human beings, which the Sensibles treated as anti-white and anti-Jewish bigotry.
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justiceseer.bsky.social @justiceseer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A #US analyst used #AISlop to generate an intelligence report indicating “a #Chinese ship in the #MiddleEast was transporting components of a nuclear weapons program.” But this #AISlop-Intelligence,was “ENTIRELY FALSE.” Yet,the source said,it “ALMOST STARTED a #WAR.” theintercept.com/2026/09/28/a...
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AI Almost Started a U.S.–China War — and No One Seems to Care
The tech world is too busy dreaming up imaginary doomsday scenarios to focus on a very real one that flared up between nuclear powers.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The National Post attack on NDP Leader Avi Lewis crosses the line into threat. They invoke the same religious code words used by extremists who assassinated Yitzhak Rabin. It is unacceptable to use religious intimidation to shut down debate on Gaza. charlieangus.substack.com/p/national-p...
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NATIONAL POST CROSSES LINE ON THREAT AGAINST LEWIS
A recent editorial on NDP leader Avi Lewis crossed the line into an extremist hate threat. It needs to be called out.
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Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fifty Years of Vegan Animal Rights Activism. 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of my life as a vegan and my full-time work for animal rights. I became a vegetarian in 1974 after working in a chicken slaughterhouse. I have saved the lives of at least 18,440 animals in 50 years as a vegan.
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 01/10/2026
His mother was detained. Two months later, 21 year old Samuel Gonzalez Terrones was dead. In his final note, he addressed the ICE agent who took her: “I hope it was worth it.” 💔 A federal judge later ordered his mother released after finding her detention unlawful. #SheShed #ICEOut
Photo of 21 year old Samuel Gonzalez Terrones standing in front of a wall of green plants and flowers, wearing glasses, a black cap, white T-shirt, dark brown overshirt and jeans.
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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I asked some friends of mine to do a few lines of my poem ‘Ode To Square Chapel’ in support of my quest to help #SaveSquareChapelArts in Halifax. Without hesitation… they all chipped in. 🙌 It’s what friends are for. Please re-post if you enjoy! x
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Steve @adriel1819.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Tennessee has had two failed executions this year. The death penalty should be abolished. Christa Pike wasn’t afraid to die. She was afraid they would screw it up and make her suffer. Which is exactly what happened. We shouldn’t allow the government to kill people.
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Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt
Media witnesses say Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
UK law firm partners collect record pay, up to £2.5m per equity partner. Partners treated as self-employed. Firms don't pay employer national insurance (ENI) on profit taken by partners. £150k ENI dodged for every £1m profit shared. Public purse deprived. Must end this tax perk. archive.ph/vJCIj
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Top UK law firm partners take home record pay
Spate of listings in Hong Kong boosted IPO work and related transactions
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HT4Ecosocialism @ht4ecosocialism.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yeah but the UK doedn't need to borrow any money. It. can create as much as it needs. #LearnMMT
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Global bond sell-off intensifies, as UK long-term borrowing costs pass 6%
Fears that US borrowing costs are unsustainable drive Britain’s 30-year bond yield to level not seen since 1998
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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The only act of note that Burnham has taken so far, and it's one that worsens the lot of the poorest pensioners.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Far from taking pride in it, the men who killed this magnificent animal should be deeply ashamed. That swift, sleek, wonderful monster, flashing with holographic colours, reduced to a dead black lump. www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
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Monster 282kg tuna landed in Brixham is 'heaviest ever' catch
Giant £4,000 Bluefin tuna caught off Devon coast could be heading to Michelin-starred restaurants
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Stewart Kirkpatrick @calgacus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
bUt BuT bUt wE'vE bUiLt A mAcHiNe GoD, hOnEsT...
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Duncan Poundcake @duncanpoundcake.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#ButWhereDidTheMoneyGo 🧐
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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Around 700 prisoners will get early release today because the government wants to lock up more people. Pensioners protesting against genocide were convicted under terrorism laws & will remain in jail, while perpetrators of domestic abuse & coercive control get to resume their previous behaviours...
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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If it's a cap, why does it keep rising? 🤔 It's expected to rise again by 16% in January - the middle of winter when energy usage is highest. #OfgemIsCorrupt
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Great afternoon in Kentish Town! One week today we can make history in Holborn & St Pancras - voting for rent controls, water nationalisation and action to tackle the climate crisis. We can only do it with your help! Join here: linktr.ee/HSP_6thGreenMP
Zack with two young people on the street holding vote Zack signsStaff and volunteers gathering outside cafe palestinaVote Zack Polanski sign going up in barber window Zack and a selfie with a woman on the street
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HT4Ecosocialism @ht4ecosocialism.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Good!
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justiceseer.bsky.social @justiceseer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
''Three men in three capitals point at #Tehran, and NOT ONE has put a FACT on the TABLE;what they left is the order in which they spoke,and one line in Tuesday's police statement about who knew what before the arrests.' #Facts are-it's a #FakeTerroristFarce!🤦 www.wiltshire999s.co.uk/raf-fairford...
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RAF Fairford suspects were 'just thieves syphoning fuel', sources
The RAF Fairford suspects were 'just thieves syphoning fuel', according to sources. A Ministry of Defence source told Wiltshire 999s...
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Stephen J.Reid @stereid.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is fucking brilliant. As usual.
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Stephen J.Reid @stereid.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Just watched ITV News At Ten. Apart from the consecration of St Esther, it's been wall to wall false flag anti-Iran boll.
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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 30/09/2026
The Fairford incident is no longer "diesel theft". It's back to being Iranian terrorists now. www.normalisland.co.uk/p/the-fairfo...
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The Fairford psy-op is back on! We’re pretending it was Iran after all!
When the Fairford plot fell apart before it had got going, I honestly thought that was the end of it.
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Help Eyad Family from Gaza City (Verified) Eyad's two children are injured. his daugther Aylul has a severe infection in her teeth and medicines are extremely expensive. "I couldn't even provide my young child, Asir, with medicine because my resources are very limited." Eyad told me
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Eyad Family From Gaza 🕊️✌️
I live in the USA. I am creating this campaign in the aims of helping my dear friends in Gaza, Jyad (جياد) and his family, get food and water, and hopefully, to a safer place. Jyad has a lovely wife, ...
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
How Many Palestinians Did Israel 🇮🇱 Murdered In Gaza 🇵🇸❓ The Israeli Anti-Genocide Movement "Bearing Witness" In A New Video, Exposing The Israeli War Crimes In Gaza 👇 This Is A Must-Watch, For Everyone ‼️ Part 1/3
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Stephen J.Reid @stereid.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
He did make them look like fools. Not difficult you might say, but he did it with panache.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 30/09/2026
NEW: A federal court rejected many of the Trump Administration's arguments for keeping the memo justifying their murderous boat strike campaign a secret. This is an important step in ensuring the government is held accountable for these extrajudicial killings.
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Stephen J.Reid @stereid.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
About fucking time.
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Grumpy says "FREE THE PALESTINIAN HOSTAGES! @grumpyoldleftygit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Also Reminder for the history-denial buffs amongst you. Ann Larson isn't talking here about GW Bush nor Donald Trump. She's talking about your #HeCouldDoNoWrong, #$un-$hines-Out-Of-His-A$$ idol, Barack "Drone-Bomb Weddings" Obama. (Thanks to @postmonkey.bsky.social for the image! I added ALT text)
Ann Larson posted on X:

I've got a story for you. There was a financial crisis, and the president bailed out the banks instead of homeowners. The world we are living in today is a direct result.
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Amber (She/Her) @socialistamber.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What below phrase, supporting Palestine, means. "From the River to the Sea Palestine Will Be Free." And it Does Not Mean the Genocide of Jews; So please share this widely, if you can; To counter propagandists. Thank you. #FromtheRivertotheSea #PalestineWillBeFree jewishcurrents.org/what-does-fr...
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What Does "From the River to the Sea" Really Mean?
The much-maligned slogan resists the fragmentation of Palestinian land and people by Israeli occupation and discrimination.
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 30/09/2026
Have you ever wondered why your rent is so high? Or hotel rooms, airline tickets, and even meat and potatoes? @lindsayowens.bsky.social explains in her book, ‘Gouged,’ how powerful tech companies use algorithmic tools to transform how companies price everything up. 🔗: zeteo.com/p/how-corpor...
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