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Paul S.

@vakeel1961.bsky.social
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He/him. I love Metal, London, and drinking too much tea & coffee #HumanRights #Seafarers #LGM #NewVegan

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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ozzy was for everyone, but Cronos was for the real freaks. Hope he’s having a blast in hell 🖤
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Mike Keleher @hexfoliation.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Lay down your soul to the gods rock n roll. I'm heartbroken. Thank you Cronos.
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Paul S. @vakeel1961.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Oh no! I am absolutely gutted about this! Venom had attitude and aggression that others can only dream of. Often sloppy as hell and all the better for it. LAY DOWN YOUR SOUL TO THE GODS ROCK N ROLL!! #RIPCronos www.loudersound.com/news/venom-f...
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Venom frontman Conrad 'Cronos' Lant dead at 63
No cause of death for the black metal innovator has been given
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Paul S. @vakeel1961.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is what happens when a country tries to kid itself that it can have the death penalty and still consider itself more "civilized" than other countries that behead ppl or shoot them in the back of the head. The death penalty is an abomination that should have ceased to exist many years ago.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There is so much at stake at this election. Real hope looks like action. Rent controls, nationalising Thames Water and no to fossil fuels. Here's an update on how it's going! youtu.be/hPmtOL6obLw
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Campaigning With Zack Polanski In Holborn & St Pancras - Episode 2
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Avoid Amαƶon, support indie bookshops / indie publishers if at all possible... but if for some reason you MUST use Amαƶon, TAMIL PULP FICTION VOLUME 3 is now (finally) available in the Kindle store again www.amazon.com/dp/B0758H6J21 (and the print edition in the USA) www.amazon.com/dp/9380636253
The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction, Vol. III. Front cover shows a cyborg village lass wearing a half-sari and toting an aruval (billhook). There's a ribbon in her hair and a lightning storm in the background
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Paul S. @vakeel1961.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is why we need to get @zackpolanski.bsky.social in Parliament! #GetGreensElected
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#GetGreensElected - a crucial 10 days to get out the message: #VoteGreen for Zack Polanski
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Paul S. @vakeel1961.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Feel exactly the same! I’m going to miss the Mets, even though I feel they have seriously aged me this year. #LGM
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Chris Bertram @crookedfootball.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"RNLI crew members had been forced to take their permits off their cars after their tyres have been repeatedly slashed. Most of them have been pilloried at the school gates or turned away from local pubs. One man who worked in search and rescue had been beaten unconscious and hospitalised"
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Paul S. @vakeel1961.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It always makes me laugh when ppl claim taxing billionaires will make them leave the country. As if every penny that can be moved isn’t already sunning itself in some offshore tax haven! #VoteGreen
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Uk Government definitions of Terrorism : On the left is the Reverend Sue Parfitt, protestor against genocide, described as a terrorist. On the right we have racist gangs who intimidate rnli volunteers, block roads & besieged key infrastructure. They have not been described as terrorists.
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Paul S. @vakeel1961.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The UK today under Andy Burnham’s Labour. We need politicians who will fight the far right’s narrative not pander to it. #VoteGreen
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Gerd Gartenzwerg @gerd-gartenzwerg.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026
Ich bewahr das mal auf für die AfD Wähler in 4 bis 6 Jahren...
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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
For me there is no mystery to these people. I grew up in a street with plenty of them, where the British National Party felt confident enough to visit our doorsteps. There is no dignity to their hatred and it has been indulged far too long. It has already cost us enough time, enough lives. Enough.
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Paul S. @vakeel1961.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Stories from Somewhere in the Skies is one of the few books I keep coming back to. I cannot wait for this one!
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Paul S. @vakeel1961.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I agree totally with Ed on this one. Maybe let’s wait for the details instead of having an immediate circular firing squad at the behest of the billionaires’ press. It’s not like there was a paramilitary far right show of force yesterday that might be more worthy of attention. Oh….
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Matthias Ristau @matthiasristau.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Heute bete ich für die Demokratie. Rechtsextremismus darf darin keinen Raum bekommen!
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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
More importantly, what will immigrants do? The AfD and their voters are not in any great physical danger. The fears have been deified, their bigotry has been indulged. What will their scapegoats do?
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Paul S. @vakeel1961.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
“No arrests were made during the incident” So when far right groups block the roads, they can just walk away? But when climate protesters do it…. The UK is sleepwalking into fascism with Labour’s support. We need real opposition now!
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Larisa Aitch @llarisah.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
You had me at “the deadly seductress traps TNT on a mirrored bed suspended from a helicopter high over the Empire State Building“ 😂
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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“I said I’d do politics differently” so I use the far-right social media site to promote the same narratives and politics that have strengthened and empowered the far right.
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Like with all new laws, the critics knew and were vocal, that these laws would be misused.
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Rakesh Khanna @blaftrakesh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Nearly every NE Indian tribe has a legend of a giant monster--sometimes boarlike, sometimes serpentine--that was fought & killed in a major battle. Once defeated, its corpse meat had to be COMPLETELY consumed. If any scrap was left, it would regenerate. There's a lesson there #HorrorWritersChat
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Paul S. @vakeel1961.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Every time I go to Germany, I always drink way too much of this stuff. Cola and orange shouldn’t work, but it does! Just as well I can’t find it in the UK as my teeth would not survive.
My hand holding a bottle of Schwip Schwap cola and orange drink.
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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
There are genuinely times in the last few years when this country has felt as if it is in the early stages of a zombie apocalypse. The blank stares as the fascists rise in popularity, the anger at the foreigners taking up “their” space. The rhetoric, gearing up for physical cruelty. Grim times.
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Paul S. @vakeel1961.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Was für eine erfreuliche Überraschung das Magazin der @seemannsmission.org zu bekommen 😄 Vielen Dank für alles, was ihr für Seeleute tut!
Ein Magazin das Lass Fallen Anker heißt. Zwei Seeleute lächeln. Es steht auf der Titelseite 140 Jahre Deutsche Seemannsmission
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 22/08/2026
Nigel Farage calls Andrew Tate an “important” and “fascinating” figure. It is he who needs guidance on respecting women.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 20/08/2026
The toxic air our children were breathing was stunting their lungs. For too many young Londoners, that was the reality before the ULEZ. New independent findings show their lung health has improved significantly in Central London. That’s the difference cleaner air can make.
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Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London – but now we know its astonishing impact | Sadiq Khan
Critics said I was attacking motorists. It’s more important for me that the city’s children are no longer breathing dangerous levels of pollution, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
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Paul S. @vakeel1961.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
#ContinuityStarmer
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Paul S. @vakeel1961.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
This is pure Burnham. Conciliatory words but zero meaningful action. He’s just Starmer part 2 #VoteGreen
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Paul S. @vakeel1961.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Honestly, it’s such a weird feeling being happy with how the Mets play. I’d almost forgotten what it’s like! #LGM
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 05/08/2026
No one should face exclusion or discrimination because of who they are. The Green Party stands in solidarity with the trans community and will keep fighting for equality that includes everyone.
Quote graphic from Rachel Millward co-deputy leader that reads. The EHRC's guidance sets a dangerous precedent. In its current form, it is appalling and risks legitimising bigotry, harassment and violence. The Green Party stands in solidarity with the trans community. The guidance must be withdrawn, and the government must act to fix our equality laws so they protect the rights, dignity and safety of everyone.
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uosdwis r dewoh @thulcandrian.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Old Metallica fan here. Worth a read to connect with the music that speaks to our emotions and expresses anger and pain for us… it’s just really good and I connected with it
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Ansgar T̶r̶i̶n̶k̶PRÜFmann @ansgartrinkmann.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Kleine Erinnerung: Die AfD ist eine faschistische Partei, die das Ziel verfolgt, unser friedliches Zusammenleben und die freiheitlich-demokratische Grundordnung zu zerstören. Es ist verwerflich, sie zu wählen und es ist inakzeptabel, dass sie auf Wahlzetteln auftaucht. #afdverbot #noafd #pruef #prüf
Riesiges Banner vor einem Haus:

FRAG NICHT, WAS DEIN LAND FÜR DICH TUN KANN, FRAG WAS DU GEGEN DIE AFD TUN KANNST.
FCK AFD
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Paul S. @vakeel1961.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Genau!
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Kevin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺💚 #VoteGreen #BackZack @kevbro1969.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Thanks, Ed for your service. 💚 And this is a perfect reminder to say that the #GreenParty want a functioning #NHS - something the establishment parties doesn't want. #VoteGreen
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Paul S. @vakeel1961.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Can highly recommend!
Photo of my hand holding my copy of Gujarati Pulp Fiction from Blaft Publications
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Paul S. @vakeel1961.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
"Pure cold rage"
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Paul S. @vakeel1961.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
#LGM #MetsSky
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Star Demands More!
ALT: Star Demands More!
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Paul S. @vakeel1961.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
100% this!
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Paul S. @vakeel1961.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The Labour Party is dead. Vote Green.
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Geraldine Coggins @geraldinecoggins.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Burnham's 'Manchesterism' is a story he has told himself and now the nation. But the reality is a legacy of profit for developers, while he delivered less than 5% affordable homes and private rents continue to soar. It doesn't have to be like this, but we cant afford more of the same.
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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Much of the German mainstream is (finally) panicking that the AfD may indeed be, from top to bottom, the new Nazi party. It is grimly fascinating that they are still portrayed as ”a few bad apples” whereas all the apples are bad. Every single one.
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Where is the COBRA meeting? Comforting and reassuring words from the PM? Money made available for security so people don’t feel like they are living in fear?
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Paul S. @vakeel1961.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I am a sucker for old UFO pictures!
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Same old Labour
Andy Burnham backs controversial asylum bill amid labour dissent.Controls on immigration mug
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
We are done with being disappointed by Labour. Up and down the country, Greens are stepping up to offer something more. Something hopeful. I'm so proud of @geraldinecoggins.bsky.social - the next Mayor of Greater Manchester!
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Paul S. @vakeel1961.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Thanks for the extra innings of misery. Didn’t even have the decency to lose in 9. #LGM
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