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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I’m not sure what her definition of success is, but it’s not most peoples.
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I just wrote my MP urging them to sign the pledge to stop school cuts. The more of us who do this, the more likely they are to listen and sign-on. Will you join me? schoolcuts.org.uk/action/ask-y...
schoolcuts.org.uk
Ask your MP to pledge to stop school cuts :: School Cuts
Find out about Government funding cuts to your school. #schoolcuts
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
WE SAY NO TO PALANTIR 🙅‍♂️ We and 120+ organisations and unions across Europe are calling on our governments and the European Commission to scrap all existing public sector contracts with Palantir. Read the open letter here: www.globaljustice.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Text reads: 120+ organisations and unions across Europe call on governments and the European Commission to SCRAP Palantir contracts. Palantir provides support to warmongers, drains our public wealth, deepens our dependence on tech billionaires. WE SAY NO TO PALANTIR.
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Stop Musk’s Space base actions.eko.org/a/stop-musk-...
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Stop Musk’s Space base
Every year, tens of millions of birds fly thousands of miles across North America, stopping at Pecan Island to rest and feed along their epic migration.Snow geese arrive in enormous flocks. Endangered
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/sa...
megaphone.org.uk
Save Daisy Hill Hospital
Daisy Hill Hospital serves communities across Newry, Mourne and the surrounding rural and border areas. Decisions about its services affect patients, families, staff and the future of local healthcare...
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I'm voting tactically to stop the Tories and Reform. Get smart voting advice at stopreformuk.vote?utm_source=b...
stopreformuk.vote
Stop Reform and the Tories
Stop Reform and the Tories in the UK Parliament, Local Elections, the Senedd, and the Scottish Parliament.
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The public wants public OWNERSHIP, not public CONTROL. We Own It's new report explains how Andy Burnham can deliver public ownership. I have just sent the report to my MP. Can you take 2 mins now to send it to your MP too? @weownit.org.uk weownit.org.uk/act-now/burn...
weownit.org.uk
Andy Burnham can deliver public ownership: Share our NEW report with your MP
Your MP can be one of the MPs telling the Prime Minister that he has to deliver public ownership.
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I just wrote my MP urging them to sign the pledge to stop school cuts. The more of us who do this, the more likely they are to listen and sign-on. Will you join me? schoolcuts.org.uk/action/ask-y...
schoolcuts.org.uk
Ask your MP to pledge to stop school cuts :: School Cuts
Find out about Government funding cuts to your school. #schoolcuts
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I've just signed "IKEA, stop advertising on Rupert Murdoch's Talk Radio" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/ik... @StopFundingHate
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Can you take 2 mins to respond to Ofwat's consultation to demand they BLOCK the water bill hike. If water companies can't survive without hiking our bills, let them go bust and bring them into public ownership. Deadline: midnight Thurs 24th Sept weownit.org.uk/NoBillHike
weownit.org.uk
Ofwat: No to water bills hike, let them go bust - Respond by midnight on Thursday 24th September
Demand that Ofwat says no to bill hikes. Let water companies go bust and bring them into public ownership for nothing.
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Britain needs to see real change from Burnham's first Budget! It's time to tax the super-rich, and back our communities with the investment they need to thrive. I wrote to the PM to demand better. Will you add your name? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Dear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-rich
Britain needs to see real change from Burnham's first Budget! It's time to tax the super-rich, and back our communities with the investment they need to thrive. I wrote to the PM to demand better. Wil...
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Our politics should not be for sale. It's time for a strict cap on political donations. Sign the petition: r.ippl.es/donations-cap/
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Petition: We need a cap on political donations NOW
I’ve just signed to support this campaign – join me
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Britain's future relationship with Europe is being debated in Parliament on 12th October. I've just asked my MP to attend. Will you ask yours? www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
europeanmovement.co.uk
Ask your MP to stand up for our future in Europe
On 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate?
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.change.org/p/stop-big-b...
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Sign the Petition
Stop Big Billionaires Buying British Politics
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Far-right agitators targeting RNLI volunteers over Channel rescues backfiring into a huge donation surge shows decency still wins. Harassing unpaid crews who save lives at sea isn't patriotism—it's shameful intimidation. How do we protect our volunteers? 🤔 #FBPE
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RNLI reports ‘significant’ donations boost after being targeted by far right over small boats
Charity condemns ‘disgraceful’ intimidation and insists it will continue core purpose of saving lives at sea
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Two planned data centres will emit more carbon than the entire UK operations of ExxonMobil - and both plan to build their own gas power stations. Tell Andy Burnham to rule it out! www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/an...
foxglove.org.uk
Andy Burnham: no gas power stations for data centres
Two planned data centres will emit more carbon than the entire UK operations of ExxonMobil. Both plan to build their own gas power stations. Tell Andy Burnham to rule it out
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Sign now to demand a public inquiry into the Leeds Bradford airport expansion
I've just signed a petition demanding the government call a public enquiry into the Leeds Bradford airport expansion. Will you add your name?
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
📩 Yesterday we went to Number 10 with a special delivery for the Prime Minister. Andy Burnham is our first PM to openly support PR. We know he can talk the talk. Now it's time for him to walk the walk. @compassoffice.bsky.social @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social @jowusunepaul.bsky.social
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𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐉.𝐒. 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐚 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 ¬1𝜄 = 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗂𝗈𝗍𝖺 @ajsdecepida.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Trump can order U.S. agencies to call Lake Ontario “Lake America”; he cannot erase the lake’s Indigenous name or dictate Canada’s maps. This piece gets at the deeper point: imposed names have long been 𝖙𝖔𝖔𝖑𝖘 𝖔𝖋 𝖈𝖔𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖆𝖑 𝖈𝖑𝖆𝖎𝖒 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖉𝖔𝖒𝖎𝖓𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓. ☟ theconversation.com/trumps-renam...
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Trump’s ‘renaming’ of Lake Ontario is emblematic of centuries of colonial erasure
While many might view Trump’s renamings as comical or unserious, for Indigenous communities, they are reminiscent of centuries of settler-colonial erasure.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 02/09/2026
The new Prime Minister has challenged 40 years of privatisation 😮 Let's keep the pressure on for public ownership ✊
Two politicians, quotes on privatization and high bills.
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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This Express poll needs the usual help. Please vote and pass it on. www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
express.co.uk
POLL: Is Brexit to blame for the UK's slow economic growth?
Have your say on whether the PM is right to blame Brexit for Britain's sluggish economic growth
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Open letter to Ed Miliband on settlement trade stoptrump.org.uk/settlement-t...
stoptrump.org.uk
Open letter to Ed Miliband on settlement trade
Stop Trump Coalition
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: American Molecular Biologist Bonnie Bassler Wins Prestigious Copley Medal for Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Bacterial Communication Her work could pave the way for a new generation of antibacterial treatments by disrupting how bacteria communicate.
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
On Monday 14th September, MPs are debating whether there should be a referendum on who owns England's water. I've just asked my MP to attend and support giving us a say. Take 2mins to email your MP: weownit.org.uk/act-now/deba... @weownit.org.uk
weownit.org.uk
Give the public a say on who owns our water - email your MP
Public ownership of water is popular. MPs must give us a say on who owns our water.
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/ta...
megaphone.org.uk
Tax the banks — cut our bills!
Getting banks to pay more tax on their profits to help us with the cost of living is common sense. They’re raking in billions while the rest of us are struggling. We've seen this pattern before. The h...
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I support Wikipedia, where information is still human-created, fact-checked, and 100% free. Join me! donate.wikimedia.org
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Make your donation now - Wikimedia Foundation
Donate to the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and other crucial free knowledge projects. Each year, the generosity of the 2% of readers who donate allows us to expand the reac...
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Changing Westminster’s voting system shouldn't be left to the politicians. An independent commission could get the public and experts together in one room to examine the evidence and build consensus for reform. Add your name today: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform to review the electoral system
I ask the Government to set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform, as advocated by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections. It should be an independent, time limited, expert led re...
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Every new appointment to our undemocratic House of Lords chips away at the public’s trust in our politics. The Government must launch a public consultation into the future of the House of Lords. Please sign our petition. secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/195594/...
secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk
Will you help us put a stop to this?
Every new appointment to our undemocratic House of Lords chips away at the public’s trust in our politics. The Government must launch a public consultation into the future of the House of Lords. Pleas...
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Sewage in the rivers. Companies drowning in debt. Billions siphoned in profits. Private water is working exactly as designed. Just not for us. Tell your MP to back public ownership: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
actionnetwork.org
Ask your MP to support public ownership of water!
Sewage in the rivers. Companies drowning in debt. Billions siphoned in profits. Private water is working exactly as designed. Just not for us. Tell your MP to back public ownership: https://actionnet...
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
What's most sickening about Trump supporters (esp in the media) on both sides of the Atlantic is that they bought & amplified his bullshit about caring for families & service members when anybody unseduced by the racism & violence could see that he hates them at least as much as he hates himself...
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Dear God what a tragedy
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Missing jigsaw piece: the (former) Nazi now runs a popular satirical website where Badenoch is treated as some sort of cross between Boudicca & Margaret Thatcher while Labour & even Reform are constantly mocked. So this whole sorry mess is just another symptom of her being terminally online.
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Kevin Schofield @kevinschofied.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Richard Tice Says He's Been Treated 'Worse Than A Paedophile, A Rapist Or A Murderer' www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/richar...
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Richard Tice Says He's Been Treated 'Worse Than A Paedophile, A Rapist Or A Murderer'
Reform UK’s deputy leader launched an extraordinary rant when quizzed about his finances.
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A massive plastic pellet spill is threatening North Sea wildlife 🌊 Coastal communities are stepping up, but we need action. Join us and ask @andyburnham.bsky.social to launch an emergency response & hold polluters accountable! #NurdleSpill #StopPollution action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/tyn...
action.friendsoftheearth.uk
Tell Andy Burnham: Save the North Sea from plastic pellet disaster
One of the UK's biggest spills of plastic pellets (or “nurdles”) is flooding the North East’s coastline. It could harm wildlife in the North Sea for decades. Thousands of volunteers – including Friend...
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I’ve just responded to the government’s consultation by saying no to Heathrow’s climate-wrecking third runway. Will you join me and tell the government you oppose expansion too? @friends-earth.bsky.social action.friendsoftheearth.uk/target/say-n...
action.friendsoftheearth.uk
Stop Heathrow's climate-wrecking third runway
Take action We're in a climate crisis, with out-of-control wildfires in the UK, France and Spain and an ongoing battle to clean up the air in our cities. So why is Andy Burnham's government backing pl...
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
US: No cyanide bombs on public lands actions.eko.org/a/us-no-cyan...
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John Zerafa @johnzerafa.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
@mrjamesob.bsky.social - this is so good I missed the start of @lewisgoodall.com share-lbc.globalplayer.com/videos/2JsSf...
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Tim Booth: The Secret To James's 40-Year Success | Full Disclosure Video | Global Player
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Daniel Valente 🏎️ @f1guydan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
🚨🇮🇹 Kimi Antonelli is guaranteed to enter the Italian Grand Prix in Monza as the championship leader. That means we will see the Italian take on Ferrari in front of the Tifosi 🍿
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/ba...
megaphone.org.uk
Back Workers. Back Our BBC.
Nearly everyone - 94% of adults in the UK - uses the BBC every month. The BBC has an incredible range of TV, audio and digital services - from Planet Earth to the Proms, from BBC Bitesize and The Worl...
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
People are fed up with privatised water companies letting us down and ripping us off. We deserve a real conversation about public ownership. Can you help build pressure by asking your MP to attend this crucial debate on water ownership? actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
actionnetwork.org
Ask your MP to attend the water debate
People are fed up with privatised water companies letting us down and ripping us off. We deserve a real conversation about public ownership. Can you help build pressure by asking your MP to attend th...
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first item on the new PM’s list. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Dear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-rich
Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first it...
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I just signed this petition to make 2026 the year big water polluters are finally made to clean up their act. Will you add your name too? @friends-earth.bsky.social action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/mak...
action.friendsoftheearth.uk
Make 2026 the year polluters clean up their act
Sign the petition Last year, the government promised to crack down on water pollution. But without public pressure, its plans could once again let big polluters off the hook. We should all be able to ...
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 08/07/2026
🚨The UK-US pharma deal with Trump will cost 229,000 lives in England. The deal is so bad that the editor of the British Medical Journal says it suggests "We’ll kill our poor people to make your rich companies richer”. Dear Andy Burnham, tear up this deal as Prime Minister. Thank you.
A graphic with pictures of Trump and Burnham, a Guardian headline screenshot that says "US-UK drug deal would result in 229,000 excess deaths in England, analysis suggests", and a demand that Andy Burnham "show Trump the red card and tear up the pharma deal"
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
FIFA congress: Fire Gianni Infantino actions.eko.org/a/fire-infan...
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FIFA: Fire Infantino
FIFA just reversed a red card for US player Folarin Balogun. The process was simple: Donald Trump made a phone call to FIFA President Gianni Infantino. We already knew FIFA is corrupt – we didn’t know
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UpUrsBetty @upursbetty.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I've just signed the @friends-earth.bsky.social petition for a legally binding fracking ban. Do you want to add your name too? foe.uk/1hbzf
foe.uk
Tell the Prime Minister to make the fracking ban permanent
Nigel Farage's Reform party has declared it wants to “drill baby drill” if it wins the next general election. There’s a temporary pause on fracking in England, but it’s not even written into law. So i...
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Jaye @jaybird54.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
#Jaye’sMorningLight is a bit different today. We are facing a historic moment. If you pray, please say a prayer for the safety of our young hero as he commits this act of civil disobedience. Or please send positive thoughts and vibes. Thank you all for your support. #ImpeachConvictRemove
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
It's Donnie Downright Disgusting....
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☘️ 𝒜𝓃𝓃𝒶 𝒩𝒾𝒸ℴ𝓁ℯ ☘️ @overaclover.com · 27/06/2026
Every employee gets a performance review. Why should the President be any different? Here’s the 500-Day Performance Review, complete with receipts, scorecards, and unfinished homework. 📋👇 What would you add? #theweeklyfacepalm #DOOR @removalcoalition.bsky.social #impeachconvictremove
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
A reminder of just how cool, hip and enigmatic Obama always was. Trump meanwhile looks like dim witted nepo baby who's been at the dressing up box.
Trump posts comparative pics of him and Obama as young men

Barack is cool. TRUMP is in some faux uniform
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Lawrence @ldog562.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
He's panicking because accountability is coming And he knows it,, Mike Johnson just revealed his true 'panic' with 'astonishing' remarks: ex-GOP operative. www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson...
rawstory.com
Mike Johnson just revealed his true 'panic' with 'astonishing' remarks: ex-GOP operative
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson's recent "protection program" comment reveals his true fear, according to an ex-GOP operative.Johnson's comments came at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's annual ...
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