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Tilly Burns

@tillyburns.bsky.social
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Holding power to account. Questioning the narrative. Speaking truth to British politics. #UKPolitics

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Alex Arrelia @alexarrelia.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The main value proposition of AI is that it will let you generate wealth without labour. Because labour generates the wealth. Stolen labour is how wealth is accumulated. It’s really fucking simple, but you need people to believe that it isn’t, or they might get justifiably very angry.
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Dylan Difford @dylandifford.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Smart move. If anything, too many Labour councillors were re-elected last month.
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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Labour has a HUGE parliamentary majority. Use it. DO SOMETHING!!!!
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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 11/06/2026
It's also the present under Labour. I want to make it really clear: These photos aren't just a threat of a future under the far right. They are the present under a centre-right Labour government. Right now.
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Tilly Burns @tillyburns.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Public: "Can we get better healthcare, housing, and economic growth?" Government: "Best I can do is another culture-war debate and a social media ban."
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The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Public: We want to undo Brexit and we want more NHS funding. Labour: How about making life miserable for trans people and attacking immigrants? Public: But my brother needs mental health care-- Labour: Okay, we'll also ban kids from Instagram.
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Tilly Burns @tillyburns.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Marx's vampire metaphor remains one of the most memorable critiques of capitalism: wealth accumulated from past labor grows by extracting value from the labor of the living.
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Tilly Burns @tillyburns.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Funny how politicians across the political spectrum can disagree on nearly everything, yet many of them seem united in pushing AI into classrooms while warning about other technologies' effects on children. The inconsistency is hard to miss.
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Tilly Burns @tillyburns.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
So social media is supposedly too harmful for children, but AI should be integrated into their lives from an early age? Critical thinking should come before dependence on any technology.
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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ @sloanelysbeth.northsky.social · 08/06/2026
labour: social media is bad for children! labour: ai, which is known to impair cognitive and reasoning skills, is great and should be forced on to your children from a young age.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/05/2026
Trump moments before he speaks as a prayer event in DC: “For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! President DJT”
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
“Trump warns Iran "clock is ticking" until U.S. launches harder strikes” 🥱🥱🥱🥱
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
In two weeks Trump will give Iran another two week warning to a two week warning.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 17/05/2026
Who sent us to war with Iran and illegally raised tariffs? Donald Trump.
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Tilly Burns @tillyburns.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
These reports confirm that Iranian defensive capabilities remain a formidable challenge, proving that regional influence cannot be erased through words alone while the U.S. faces tangible costs.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 28/04/2026
Trump keeps telling us he has wiped out the Iranian regime, but Iran has inflicted more damage than previously reported on U.S. forces.
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Tilly Burns @tillyburns.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
As markets react to the persistent instability, it becomes clear that Iran's resilience has only deepened its regional influence, leaving Washington with fewer options and a significantly weakened geopolitical hand.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
"How long will it take before Trump accepts that in the end his Iran venture will be resolved in a way that leaves Iran stronger and America weaker than before? Markets are growing increasingly pessimistic. The longer reality denial lasts, the worse it will get." open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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The Oil Squeeze Tightens
Time is not on the world economy’s side
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Tilly Burns @tillyburns.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Honestly, the boring answer is usually the right one: this probably ends in some kind of negotiated deal neither side admits is a compromise.
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Tilly Burns @tillyburns.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
At this point it’s a pattern: announce “talks,” get contradicted, then cancel the same talks like they were never real. Journalism shouldn’t treat every claim like fact when it collapses within hours. Adjust accordingly.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
trump proclaiming 'talks!' -- to which iran says nope -- then trump says, um, i'm now CANCELING 'TALKS' please adjust, accordingly, the precious american journalistic resources devoted to writing down and minutely parsing words this president says. and happy whcd!
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Tilly Burns @tillyburns.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
“Not in a good place” is putting it lightly. One minute it’s “fully open,” next minute ships are blocked, mines reported, and even allies scrambling to fix the fallout. When messaging and reality don’t match, trust collapses fast.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 25/04/2026
Iran has fewer weapons now that at the beginning of the war? Great! But so do we. And now the strait is closed and Trump is begging Iran to open it. Foxnews needs to quit lying to their viewers, and so does Trump. We’re not in a good place
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Tilly Burns @tillyburns.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
He was handed the easiest off-ramp possible and still chose threats over basic humanity. When cruelty is the instinctive answer, that should alarm everyone watching. Power without restraint is dangerous.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/04/2026
"It'll hurt them. It'll hurt them militarily" -- Joe Kernen gives Trump a chance to say he doesn't actually want to commit war crimes in Iran, but Trump doesn't really take it
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Tilly Burns @tillyburns.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Yesterday: threats and deadlines. Today: no rush and total confidence. That’s not strategy—it’s chaos dressed up as leadership. When policy changes by the hour, nobody takes the message seriously anymore.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Trump yesterday: Iran better sign a deal by Tuesday or I’m blowing up power plants and bridges! Trump today: I’m in no rush to make a deal. Time is on my side.
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Tilly Burns @tillyburns.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Maybe it’s time to stop treating every Trump phone call like verified news. No facts, no transcript, no accountability—just headlines that age badly within days. Journalism should inform, not amplify unverified claims.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Friday: "trump says Iran deal in a day or two" Two days later: Iran says no to further talks Maybe just maybe it's time for reporters to stop blasting their latest phone chat with trump across the media ecosystem without facts, context AND without a transcript of the call.
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⏱️ NEW: Trump tells Axios he expects Iran deal "in a day or two"
Trump tells Axios he expects Iran deal "in a day or two"
Trump is very feeling bullish.Conflicts
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Iran media: Tehran rejects participation in 2nd round of talks with Washington

www.europesays.com/iran/73350/

Iran’s state-run news agency has reported that the country has refused to take part in the second round…
Iran media: Tehran rejects participation in 2nd round of talks with Washington - Iran
Iran's state-run news agency has reported that the country has refused to take part in the second round of negotiations with the United States.
www.europesays.com
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Impeach Trump ❤️🤍💙🌊 @potusvpotus.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Trump is our nation’s enemy. He must be impeached. The world is watching... #Iran #Trump #EpsteinFiles #POTUS #IranWar
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Tilly Burns @tillyburns.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
The world is watching a president put ego above peace and chaos above leadership. Accountability isn’t optional. When power is abused, impeachment is the minimum response. #Trump #Iran #POTUS
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Tilly Burns @tillyburns.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
That says everything. When people trust a rival nation’s statement over their own president, the real crisis is credibility. Trump has lied so often that even his enemies sound more believable now.
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💙🇨🇦 𝙈𝙚𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙨 𝙅𝙖𝙧𝙫™️🎹⚖️Ⓜ️🎤🇨🇦🦫🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @justjarvtm.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
How bad is it that Trump says the negotiations are resuming Monday and Iran says they’re not and I believe Iran over Trump!! How bad is that!
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Tilly Burns @tillyburns.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
If ending the same war 12 times counts, then losing credibility 12 times should count too. You can’t keep declaring “mission accomplished” while the chaos continues. People see through the performance.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
So if Trump says the Iran War is over 12 different times does that count as Trump ending 12 wars?
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Brent Crude @my2bits4u.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
If we had continued on with Obamas investments in solar ,wind, clean energy and electric cars the straight of Hormuz could have gone and fucked itself by now.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Iran: We will blockade the straits of Hormuz if you attack us. Donald: No, WE will blockade the straits of Hormuz unless you surrender to us. Iran: Ok. That might save us some trouble tbh.
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Rory Johnston @roryjohnston.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
🚢 Strait of Hormuz transit tracker
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Blocking the Strait of Hormuz to unblock the Strait of Hormuz is peak Trump foreign policy.
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Tilly Burns @tillyburns.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
By facilitating the transit of Iraqi crude and Turkish-owned vessels, Tehran is proving it can maintain maritime security and selectively manage the waterway to favor regional stability.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
A third Turkish-owned tanker, Ocean Thunder, carrying Iraqi crude to Malaysia safely passed through the Strait of Hormuz overnight.
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Tilly Burns @tillyburns.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
The focus on regional solutions for the Strait of Hormuz reflects a strong stance on national sovereignty. It suggests that local stability is best maintained by those directly responsible for its security, rather than through external maritime precedents.
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Maria Drutska @mariadrutska.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
In the discussions about unblocking the Strait of Hormuz, an interesting tidbit has emerged: Zelenskyy said Ukraine has not been asked to help unblock Hormuz despite Ukrainian successes protecting the Black Sea Food Security Corridor against Russian attacks. Offer's there 🤷‍♀️
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Tilly Burns @tillyburns.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
By dictating the terms of the Strait and securing the support of global powers like Russia and China, Iran has successfully shattered the illusion of American self-sufficiency and forced the world to acknowledge the new multipolar reality.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
DONALD TRUMP LAST WEEK: "We don't need the Strait of Hormuz!" DONALD TRUMP THIS WEEK: "OMG! OMG! Open the Strait of Hormuz or we will commit war crimes on you!!!!!!!!"
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Tilly Burns @tillyburns.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Exactly—people keep pointing abroad, but the real corruption and unanswered questions are much closer to home.
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