Tanya Smith @tanyasmith67.bsky.social · 09/10/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comExecution TV? Pete Hegseth has taken the once ‘greatest democracy’ to a horrific new low | Paul DaleyA proposal to livestream the killing of Nidal Hasan by firing squad opens a window ever wider to the Trump administration’s complete moral vacuity 000
Tanya Smith @tanyasmith67.bsky.social · 07/10/2026open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...open.substack.comOne Year On and the Tories Are Still not OkayBadenoch’s recovery owes more to Reform falling over than to anything the Tories have done 000
Reposted by Tanya SmithRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam 6594022011830
Tanya Smith @tanyasmith67.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...theguardian.com‘The weaker he gets, the more dangerous he gets’: Trump lashes out as his power wanesTrump tries to dominate at the UN as his approval ratings plummet and even some Republicans distance themselves from him 000
Reposted by Tanya SmithRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So they're now talking about attacking the system of policing and law. Arrest these f*ckers. Stop bowing down to them and dancing around them. 1051194344
Reposted by Tanya SmithSpooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I know people who are regular stewards at football games. They definitely do not want to be dealing with half cut or full on drunk spectators. Andy Burnham should have thought a bit longer about the history, the issues, and the arrest stats at football matches before opining.bbc.co.ukBurnham brands ban on football fans drinking alcohol in stands as 'discrimination'The prime minister opposes the law - in place since 1985 - and believes there is a case to remove it. 147815
Reposted by Tanya SmithBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Kemi Badenoch has said she would cut UC to 70% for every person who hasn't made enough NI payments. Which will include every single life long severely disabled person. She is a Nazi. 411931
Reposted by Tanya SmithHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Marco Rubio: “Iranians are radical religious lunatics.” Also: Have you met Paula White, the White House faith advisor? 2527181015937
Reposted by Tanya SmithPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026No, BBC, he has not been arrested over the video of dinghy slashing. He’s been arrested over the dinghy slashing. Words matter. 1964266854
Reposted by Tanya SmithBob Medley @bobmedley.eurosky.social · 15/09/2026Probably has a deal with Meta similar to the one he has with X. It's all about the cash. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comRupert Lowe set to be paid as much for divisive posts on Elon Musk’s X as for being MPRestore Britain leader paid up to £1,476 an hour by platform, which critics say is financially incentivising inflammatory content 1114
Reposted by Tanya SmithPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026🔴 More than 80% of all the donations ever received by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK have come from just two cryptocurrency billionaires, new Democracy for Sale analysis reveals. “If that isn’t a massive corruption risk I don’t know what is.” democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-8...democracyforsale.substack.comBREAKING: 80% of Reform’s funding comes from two crypto billionaires“If that isn't a massive corruption risk I don't know what is.” 391052487
Reposted by Tanya SmithUniversal Hub @universalhub.com · 12/09/2026#Boston federal judge ordered immigrant's release after concluding he can no longer trust #ICE agents to tell the truth www.universalhub.com/2026/boston-... #immigrants 07833
Reposted by Tanya SmithPat Walshe - Privacy Matters 🇮🇪🇬🇧🇪🇺 @privacymatters.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I may just send RNLI Christmas cards. Yes, the address is valid. We’re currently staying in a village w/ an RNLI station. People are overwhelmingly supportive of the RNLI & the RNLI really do appreciate the support. As I told one “The ocean of love for the RNLI will wash away the right wing hate’ 35224
Reposted by Tanya SmithSean Coleman @colemandesign.bsky.social · 09/09/2026*EXCLUSIVE* Patriot Platform 2026/27 kit launch leaked. 319154
Reposted by Tanya SmithDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026‘All of which is a roundabout way of saying: you should question all data, but especially if it’s data about UK data centres’. www.ft.com/content/495e... Desperately seeking UK data centre dataft.comDesperately seeking UK data centre data[SIC] 3175
Reposted by Tanya SmithGraham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The BBC call masked hard right thugs ‘activists’ 74817
Reposted by Tanya SmithFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 12/09/2026We are setting up a generation to fail at school ft.trib.al/zRe5Tpjft.trib.alWe are setting up a generation to fail at schoolThe disturbing global decline in test results rests on wrong-headed curriculum changes 33416
Tanya Smith @tanyasmith67.bsky.social · 12/09/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comWake up, Britain: Donald Trump’s US is no friend of ours. We must secure our own place in the world | Simon JenkinsThe US president is ever more wayward – and has little interest in defending Europe. The constitution may hold him to account, but we can’t wait, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins 000
Reposted by Tanya SmithHOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 10/09/2026HOPE 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/hopenothate.org.ukThe GriftStephen 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... 10480268
Reposted by Tanya SmithWulfhelm @wulfhelm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If your idea of patriotism is calling any member of the RNLI, an entirely voluntary organisation whose crews daily risk their lives to save others, a traitor, then you are beyond hope of redemption. 40728136
Reposted by Tanya SmithThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 10/09/2026The hospitality industry fears a tourist tax will deter visitors – the evidence says otherwisetheguardian.comThe hospitality industry fears a tourist tax will deter visitors – the evidence says otherwiseStudies from hotspots across Europe that have introduced levies suggest they have no impact on visitor numbers 2348
Reposted by Tanya SmithJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨 While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC. 7345143689
Reposted by Tanya SmithAlex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...rnli.orgDonate to the RNLI and help save lives at seaYour donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here. 4920911254
Reposted by Tanya SmithSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Reply from Banks seems to confirm he did mean that British citizens should be stripped of citizenship+deported. Reform policy is to strip Commonwealth nationals with permanent status of indefinite leave to remain (exempting European nationals with ILR). Now Banks wants to deport citizens too. 54010
Reposted by Tanya SmithSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Mr Arron Banks, Reform donor & Mayoral candidate believes "millions" with a British passport should lose it. A clear inference that he would denaturalise + deport citizens. (About 4.6 million naturalised citizens in total: Uni of Oxford research: Banks thinks most should be kicked out) 3311047
Reposted by Tanya SmithAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Coming thick and fast. Sky News had to interrupt a report in which it spoke to whistle blowers from Durham Council, where Reform has lost 13 councillors, to report the Met Police has opened another investigation. Reform seems to be taking all this with its usual cheer. news.sky.com/video/inside... 18463134
Reposted by Tanya SmithWarsight @warsight.bsky.social · 09/09/2026In case you missed them, this thread contains the entire four-part series by @dankaszeta.bsky.social, on the US's potential shift in nuclear policy that would bring tactical nuclear weapon use onto the table. 086
Reposted by Tanya SmithKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This is not Pelicot 2.0. This is number 3. There’s a case in the UK right now where a man drugged his wife for two decades & had at least 12 men rape her. There’s entire websites dedicated to this. Her husband called her “dead meat” in text messages with other men. Burn it down.dailymail.comWife who was 'drugged by husband so other men could rape her' diesAn Austrian woman who was allegedly drugged by her husband so that other men could rape her has died of the injuries she sustained while being sexually abused. 27434
Reposted by Tanya SmithReform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Inside the chaos at Reform's flagship northern council news.sky.com/video/inside...news.sky.comInside the chaos at Reform's flagship northern councilA Sky News investigation reveals the dramatic inside story of the chaos within Durham's Reform-led council. A reform spokesperson dismissed the reporting and pointed to a "record of success" in… 08131
Reposted by Tanya SmithGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026“The trouble with you, Spode, is that just because you have succeeded in inducing a handful of half-wits to disfigure the London scene by going about in black shorts, you think you’re someone. You hear them shouting “Heil, Spode!” and you imagine it is the Voice of the People.” Bertie Wooster 2103241824
Reposted by Tanya SmithMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026"I don't know a single 9/11 family member who supported that petition. I don't know a single family member who actually signed it." Brett Eagleson, who lost his dad on 9/11, pushes back against the "pathetic" and "shameful" campaign against Mamdani. My full interview: zeteo.com/p/he-lost-hi... 13814181
Reposted by Tanya SmithMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026German Chancellor Friedrich Merz: “The word "remigration" is nothing other than a synonym for ethnic cleansing based on origin and skin color.” 6342211021
Reposted by Tanya SmithIreland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Two more sleeps before Matt Shea for Channel 4 dispatches blows the lid on Tommy Ten Names. Don't forget to tune in to Channel 4 Wednesday night at 10pm. We will share any external links we get for those who cannot view the channel in their country Stock up on the 🍿folks. 24524255
Reposted by Tanya SmithSir Basil @sirbasil.bsky.social · 08/09/2026It's like trying to explain fusion to a sycamore 115712
Reposted by Tanya SmithRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I'm no imperialist. But this is the history. 🐑Nobody AT ALL lived on the Falklands until 1764 🧄Then France formed a small settlement 🚩Then Britain set up Port Egmont the next year 🧄France moved out and sold their bit to Spain 🏖️Spain kicked Britain out of Port Egmont in 1770. 1420465
Reposted by Tanya SmithLarry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Since its foundation in 1824 the bravery of Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers has saved more than 146,700 lives at sea. Hundreds of those volunteers have died attempting to save others. They are the best of us. 493638953
Reposted by Tanya SmithKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 08/09/2026@ stephenkb.bsky.social hitting the nail on the head of course. "the Labour Party has now produced two governments whose response to acts of thuggery and intimidation is to reiterate that perhaps the thugs have a point" - as.ft.com/r/97d33f08-a...as.ft.comLabour’s muddled migration policy won’t stop thuggeryA government that can’t distinguish between ‘legitimate concerns’ and open racism is only making things worse 22863322
Reposted by Tanya SmithOliver Bullough @oliverbullough.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The fact something as fundamental and superb as the RNLI is a charity is one of the most magical and strange things about Britain. You can support them here. rnli.org/support-us/g...rnli.orgDonate to the RNLI and help save lives at seaYour donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here. 11615286
Reposted by Tanya SmithKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 08/09/2026is this a serious question? i feel like i'm on drugs, nothing makes any damn sense 2040388
Tanya Smith @tanyasmith67.bsky.social · 08/09/2026open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...open.substack.comThe Far Right Has Put RNLI Volunteers In The CrosshairsOnline misinformation about Channel rescues is no longer just poisonous rhetoric, it’s putting real people at risk. 000
Reposted by Tanya SmithLuca Trenta @lucatrenta.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Turns out that if you are an old lady with a banner supporting Palestine, the government arrests you on charges of terrorism. If you are a masked white male thug bringing a national port to a standstill, the government does absolutely nothing, and the media covers it like some lads on a day out. 11340711384
Reposted by Tanya SmithAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 07/09/2026At the same time as banning myself and other journalists from their conference this week, this is who Reform laid out the red carpet for www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comRaise the Colours leader given access to Reform UK conference while on bailRyan Bridge, arrested this year on suspicion of religiously and racially aggravated harassment, says party invited him 791226570
Reposted by Tanya SmithSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The AfD and Reform immigration policies are almost identical. There is no plausible reason for considering one far right and the other not. 642896902
Reposted by Tanya SmithDarth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 07/09/2026If this is true, the AfD are crapping barbed wire at the moment. 37772134
Reposted by Tanya SmithDr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The RNLI have some of the best people in Britain volunteering for them. They put their lives on the line when they are called on and they will rescue anyone who needs them. Because every life matters, and offering help is the right thing to do. You can donate here: rnli.orgrnli.orgRNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at SeaThe RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We do this through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, water safety education and international interventions. 161168607
