Sign in

Nick Cooper

@thenctoo.bsky.social
1.1K followers 189 following 54 posts

Democratic Socialist, Dad, Grandad, Retired IT guy. Slava Ukraini!

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Nick Cooper
BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The Government CAN abolish Leaseholds overnight. They can retroactively change the law so all Leaseholds were sold as Freeholds. Everybody paid Freehold prices so no compensation is needed. *poof* 5m Leasehold scams are over.
34414
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Today was a tough day for democracy. The Supreme Court gutted the VRA -- the crown jewel of American democracy. But, I built Democracy Docket for times like this. Always pro-democracy, never backs down. Support by subscribing today. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
924114893
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The decision made today by the Supreme Court’s conservative majority was dishonest and shameful. I want to share some thoughts on what it means — and how we move forward. www.youtube.com/shorts/dEoGa06v1Xw
youtube.com
I’ve Argued Before the Supreme Court. Today’s Ruling Shocked Me.
Folks, I don’t want to sugarcoat this — the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais today is devastating news.I
812312795
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
It was a joy to spend a few days with some of the women who lead the Yurok Tribe in Klamath, CA. There's a lot to learn from Indigenous people's methods—both traditional and innovative—of caring for their people and their lands. Thank you again to my hosts and the friends who made this visit happen.
381471242
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
🔴Deaf Residents in Reform Councils Say They Have Been ‘Shut Out’ as Party Replaces Collapsed Deaf Charity With Just £22,000 in Funding Hearing impaired people say they are losing a vital lifeline, with opponents of Farage’s party accusing them of a political attack on perceived ‘woke’ services
bylinetimes.com
Deaf Residents in Reform Councils Say They Have Been ‘Shut Out’ as Party Replaces Collapsed Deaf Charity With Just £22,000 in Funding
Local hearing impaired people say they are losing a vital lifeline, with opponents of Nigel Farage's party accusing them of a political attack on perceived 'woke' services
27742
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Middle East conflict will damage UK growth more than any other industrialised nation, OECD warns. It predicts UK economy will grow by just 0.7% this year, compared with December forecast of 1.2% for 2026. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
theguardian.com
Middle East conflict will damage UK’s economy ‘more than any other’
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development says UK economy will grow by just 0.7% this year
46624
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Femi @femi-oluwole.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
BREAKING: Brexit Britain suffers WORST economic hit from the Iran Energy Crisis among major economies. OECD Report places the UK 38th out of 38 due to general economic weakness and inflation. WHY MIGHT THAT BE!?!?
youtu.be
Brexit Britain suffers WORST economic hit among OECD countries : Iran Energy Crisis
YouTube video by Femi - F Politics!
711143
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 26/03/2026
Good. Social media companies must be held accountable. www.independent.co.uk/tech/meta-lia…
independent.co.uk
Meta found liable on all counts in landmark trial that could reshape social media
Verdict in California comes a day after similar conclusion reached on a case in New Mexico, where a jury ordered Meta to
69115
Reposted by Nick Cooper
DeSmog @desmog.com · 26/03/2026
Meet Canada's "Gas Wizard": Dan McTeague cultivates a media image as a consumer advocate while running a group urging people to fight against climate policies.
buff.ly
How A Gas Price ‘Expert’ Is Using The Iran War to Mobilize Canadians Against Climate Action
Dan McTeague cultivates a media image as a consumer advocate while running a group urging people to fight against climate policies.
3512
Reposted by Nick Cooper
George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
A billionaire can get what they want with one donation to a political party. The rest of us must fight for years to get even the most basic rights recognised. Money destroys democracy, more than any other cause. The first step towards a better world is to stop the rich buying political outcomes.
511966655
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
The military attacked another boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean. At least 163 people have so far been killed in US boat bombings. Remember: No judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're taking Trump's word for it. This is a danger to us all.
13728961009
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Wera Hobhouse MP @werahobhouse.org.uk · 26/03/2026
Every mother deserves safe care, yet too many families have experienced tragic consequences from maternity ward failings. Despite reviews after review, the same mistakes persist. This cannot continue. Britain should be the safest place to have a baby, & we @libdems.org.uk won’t rest until it is.
lbc.co.uk
British women are forced to give birth amidst crumbling walls and leaking ceilings - we must do better | LBC
The Liberal Democrats will make Britain the safest country in the world to have a baby, writes Helen Morgan MP
031
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
OK then...here's "NATO", to the tune of Y.M.C.A. 🎶 old man, there's no need to feel down, I said old man, take your hands off that crown, I said old man, 'cause you don’t take your meds (There's no word that rhymes with orange) 1/
42338127
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/03/2026
Well alright then. He’s just admitting it.
35442381173
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
🔴 NEW 🔴 Pro-oil Tory leader Kemi Badenoch accepted a £7,500 retreat from a major party donor who happens to chair an influential climate science denial group. 📝 @desmog.com story 👇
desmog.com
Kemi Badenoch Accepted £7,500 Retreat from Chair of Climate Denial Group
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch enjoyed a £7,500 getaway in February at the home of an influential anti-climate donor, DeSmog can reveal. New records show that Badenoch and four members of her famil...
25403222
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Don’t hold your breath. Laws don’t apply to Jared.
532292
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Barbara Ward @bebeward1.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Truth
1176
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
When are we gonna admit that billionaire‑ism is an illness? They’re hoarders No control, insatiable greed & their hoarding just drains every one of us They cut wages, buy politicians & bleed the planet just to watch a number tick up that they’ll never spend Sick in the head.
561298301
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Ramplkev @kevr.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
This is frankly incredible & very worrying. Scroll down through the article & see the list of books banned by the school. It's absurd. To think is happening in the UK .... and before a Führage gov't 😱. Heaven only knows what would happen if he gets in.
031
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
217132114054
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Contentment ! Thank you to Hussain Sparkle Anila for today's #FoxOfTheDay
573963
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
The Iran war is going to boost all our bills. Hopefully it impresses on people: 1) what reckless idiots Trump & Netanyahu are 2) why we need to get away from fossil fuels
bbc.co.uk
Typical energy bill forecast to rise by £332 a year in July
Cornwall Insight says the recent surge in energy prices due to the Iran war is set to push up household bills.
24676158
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Matt Goodwin said in a post on X: “Welcome to the UK. Where you go to prison for 18 months for anti-immigration tweets. This is insane.” No. What is insane is shrugging off incitement to racial murder. Put this man in the bin, not the House of Commons. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Reform candidate called it ‘insane’ to jail man who said ‘burn asylum hotels’
Exclusive: It comes after The Independent revealed that Matt Goodwin called for ‘young girls’ to be given ‘biological reality’ check
921787550
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Lyndsey @lyndseydoob.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Over 60k signatures so far, I’m sure there are a lot more people that will be interested in signing this. Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition,tell the Government to scrap all contracts with 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.
24120
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
If you want to stay informed about what is happening to voting rights, elections and the courts while also supporting independent pro-democracy media, subscribe now to Democracy Docket. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
131301350
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
A supremely cowardly tweet.
1761232272
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few. Democrats must remember this — and act on it.
602683915
Reposted by Nick Cooper
The i Paper @theipaper.com · 28/12/2025
The victims of mis-sold car finance have been warned that they may struggle to get compensation because the payout scheme set to begin in 2026 is too complicated trib.al/BLHKHZr
011
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
If passed in it's current form, the Crime and Policing Bill will strip countless people of their fundamental right to protest. Email the House of Lords today and demand they SCRAP anti-protest powers designed to silence us: secure.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/pa…
secure.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
Stop the Crime and Policing Bill
Tell the House of Lords to reject the dangerous proposals in the Crime and Policing Bill
02318
Reposted by Nick Cooper
George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
1971121603698
Reposted by Nick Cooper
DeSmog @desmog.com · 27/12/2025
In 2006, when DeSmog launched as a scrappy blog calling bullsh*t on climate denial and delay, we aimed to “clear the PR pollution clouding climate science.”
11910
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying www.france24.com/en/americas/... @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
france24.com
Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying
Mark Zuckerberg and current and former Meta executives agreed on Thursday to settle a $8 billion shareholder lawsuit alleging the company’s directors failed to prevent billions of dollars in fines and...
1011323692
Reposted by Nick Cooper
MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/12/2025
There is zero justification for this photo to be redacted
Screenshot of a post on X by journalist Julie K. Brown (@jkbjournalist). The post reads: “This photo of Donald Trump and Ghislaine Maxwell that was found on Steve Bannon’s cell phone should be made public.” Below the text is an image of an internal email dated June 11, 2021, with the subject line “GM photo on Bannon phone.” The email states that while reviewing images from Steve Bannon’s iPhone using Cellebrite, investigators found a photo of Trump and Ghislaine Maxwell on Bannon’s phone and flagged it for prosecutors. Most names and details in the email are blacked out, including the attached photo.
14655011704
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Barbara Ward @bebeward1.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
I’m so distancing myself from anyone that supports any republican at this point.
1176
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 19/12/2025
The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
9329401905
Reposted by Nick Cooper
glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Gateway to sunrise. Photo taken at the base of Glastonbury Tor. (Yesterday morning)
427836
Reposted by Nick Cooper
EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
The MSM have consistently refused to properly investigate the UK duopoly’s nationwide rollout of deregulated free zones. Find out why here👇🏻 substack.com/@europeanpow...
substack.com
The Hidden Infrastructure Transfer: NICs, Freeports, and the Privatization of the Commons
How and why the UK duopoly is gutting critical public infrastructure for the likes of US Blackrock
15548
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Au revoir Brigitte x
812161216
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Stay European #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 #FBPE @stayeuropean.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
As Bulgaria prepares to join the euro, Russia is spreading anti-EU disinformation in the country. Isn't it lucky for us in the UK that our politics doesn't include a major anti-EU, pro-Russian party? Oh wait... hang on a sec...
theguardian.com
Bulgaria prepares to join eurozone amid fears of Russian-backed disinformation
Balkan country will become 21st country to adopt EU currency, with policymakers hoping move will boost economy
05610
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Wera Hobhouse MP @werahobhouse.org.uk · 28/12/2025
As the year ends I want to celebrate Bath’s small businesses which are vital to our city. Yet many face rising business rates & costs. We @libdems.org.uk have long called for the unfair business rates system to be replaced. We need a system that supports businesses & encourages them to grow.
1102
Reposted by Nick Cooper
The lie in tamer @iamreddave.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
We Didn't Start the Fire. With Bardot's passing three people mentioned in the song remain alive
Graph of Billy Joel song
5187113
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Miller and Trump want to fuel bigotry. Like dictators before him, Trump’s road to tyranny is paved with stones hurled at “them.” His entire project depends on hate. But America is better than Trump and his chief bigot. robertreich.substack.com/p/stephen-…
711499386
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Politics in the U.K. @politicsintheuk.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
2026 marks ten years since the biggest self-inflicted economic fuck-up in modern British history. The Tory Party trashed the economy, tanked growth, wrecked living standards, then spent a decade blaming everyone else. And it all began because Cameron wanted to get rid of Farage.
1412745
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
532212155812
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 27/12/2025
Look, everything about Trump and his Administration has made it harder for the American people. Costs are up. Jobs are gone. People are fed up.
612228550
Reposted by Nick Cooper
Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
If Trump was 100% guilty before any of the Epstein files were released, now he’s closer to 600%, 700%, even 800% guilty. MAGA math works both ways.
11748631000