Reposted by CaitMinimumWageMan @minimumwageman.bsky.social · 3hI think we have normalized the fact that Trump, the President of the United States, owns a media company which he uses, and profits from, as the official White House public service announcement tool. If that's not enough, he creates and sells information ahead of time for a little extra. 011
Reposted by Caitdissent.digital @dissent.digital · 06/10/2026The UK government is weighing whether to scrap Palantir's £330 million NHS contract and risk a clash with Big Tech. #palantirwired.comThe UK Government Faces a Reckoning Over PalantirAndy Burnham once kept Palantir out of Greater Manchester. His first test as prime minister is whether to cut the company’s £330 million NHS contract—and risk a rupture with Big Tech and Washington. 93619
Reposted by CaitRobin Wilson @robinwilson250.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Israel has bequeathed 20 times as much rubble in Gaza with its onslaught since the October 2023 atrocity--utterly regardless of the tens of thousands of civilian casualties--as in all the world's wars in the past 18 years, according to a UN figure: www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...irishtimes.com‘It’s off the charts’: Satellite images show how three years of war have devastated GazaUN says number of destroyed structures in Gaza up by 9% since ceasefire of October 2025, amid mass displacement and acute humanitarian need 135
Reposted by CaitBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The Great British Grid is not a plan to bring the National Grid back under Government control No it's a plan for YOU to pay to fix the Grid so the National Grid don't have to do their job, even though they ALREADY make £1bn a year profit Forcing you to subsidise their profits 15423
Reposted by CaitBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Oh no the USA is no longer using RAF Fairford as a base to bomb Iran. Making us safer by not being complicit in their war on Iran. Oh wait, that's a good thing. 2945391
Reposted by CaitThe Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 03/10/2026After he’s dead, we’re gonna find out that the man who ruined our country was never actually elected, aren’t we? 1783068509
Reposted by CaitFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Rachel Millward calls for the re-nationalisation of water without compensation as water companies are insolvent and we ought to own our crucial water infrastructure. 751746426
Reposted by CaitOliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The UK doesn't need to downgrade the triple lock, or cut benefits like PIP for disabled people because a #WealthTaxNow HMRC funded to catch all millionaire tax evaders and 1950s style progressive #TaxTheRich could end all poverty, homelessness, NHS underfunding ... meme via Left Wing UK II 8201107
Reposted by CaitGillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Graham gets it #wealthtax #fairtaxation 26887256
Reposted by CaitColin 🏴 (cms48X) @cms48.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The people of Northern Ireland have spoken. Despite having a Lodge in Westminster, the religious bigots of the Orange Order have lost control in Northern Ireland. 052
Reposted by CaitBrìghde @bgly0.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026⚽ Tha e seachad agus tha Alba air buinnig an aghaidh Makedonia a Tuath. 👏 Tha iad airidh air na trì puingean ach b' fheudar dhaibh barrachd thadhal fhaighinn, gu h-àiraid sa 1d leth. Làn-ùine 🇲🇰 MKD 0-2 SCO 🏴 #BallCoise #Gàidhlig 001
Reposted by CaitDav Raye @davraye.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The Trump administration is a criminal conspiracy. Of course they did this. Then screamed it was George Soros. 20454153
Reposted by CaitBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The UK loses £400bn a year to privatisation and billionaires. About 10x the cost of Brexit. 57226
Reposted by CaitDaria M. Brezinski, PhD @docdarb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026🥰😍QUILT IN MINNESOTA FOR MIGRANTS Stolen Neighbors quilt unveiled at the Minnesota State Capitol Over 150 people spent six months stitching together 12,500 fabric squares to construct the memorial, each square representing a Minnesota immigrant taken by ICE quilting.craftgossip.com/how-was-the-... 032
Reposted by Cait𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This right here. This is how you respond to their bullshit. 391128613829
Cait @wisecelticlass.bsky.social · 02/10/2026But if Burnham wants to move to rejoin, then devolution, referenda, and electoral reform all will need to be actioned 010
Cait @wisecelticlass.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Good round up here jonathancook.substack.com/p/reporting-... (5 guys initially arrested still out on bail - not sure the thinking on their involvement/actions has altered)jonathancook.substack.comReporting of the RAF Fairford arrests blows a hole in the idea of a ‘free press’When the establishment media deals with issues in which the West’s war industries are most heavily invested, it happily jettisons even the semblance of critical distance from the state 010
Cait @wisecelticlass.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The EU preference for devolved power and local accountability should naturally force referenda on Irish unity, & Wales and Scotland decoupling from UK. 110
Reposted by Caitrockinchimp 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇵🇸 @rockinchimp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Lib Dems always seem to be at odds with one another, but for once Davey is right, taking from pensioners who are predominantly already not well off to help elsewhere is making one situation even worse to make another slightly better www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukLib Dems criticise Ed Davey over pension triple lock responseSir Ed questioned the PM's plans to change the triple lock, telling the BBC removing it "would put more pensioners into poverty". 121
Cait @wisecelticlass.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Burnham "hints" about EU closer relationship. To rejoin would require UK to use Proportional representation. When we see proper plans for electoral reform, removal of corporate influence and links to policy for donation, then maybe rejoining EU might be worthy of discussion. 110
Reposted by CaitBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026France and China removed Microsoft from their government computers because the US Government used it to attack ICC officials, now the Netherlands is removing it too. The sooner Microsoft dies the better, use Linux. 817659
Reposted by CaitBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It's important to understand that before Margaret Thatcher Social Care in the UK was basically nationalised. 100% of children and 64% of Pensioners were in Nationalised Social Care. And that it was destroyed by FORCING Councils to sell it off by freezing their budgets. 515359
Cait @wisecelticlass.bsky.social · 01/10/2026if you were in any doubt about Trump's cognitive decline, read this: transcript from a recent interview. Look at the lack of range of vocab, lack of ability to follow his own argument, lack of ability to answer a question. To remember previous statements. time.com/article/2026...time.comRead TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview TranscriptThe U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections. 000
Reposted by CaitPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026UK law firm partners collect record pay, up to £2.5m per equity partner. Partners treated as self-employed. Firms don't pay employer national insurance (ENI) on profit taken by partners. £150k ENI dodged for every £1m profit shared. Public purse deprived. Must end this tax perk. archive.ph/vJCIjft.comTop UK law firm partners take home record paySpate of listings in Hong Kong boosted IPO work and related transactions 7210116
Reposted by CaitBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The Pentagon is planning to give Donald Trump quicker and easier access to using Nuclear Weapons. What stupid shit is this, it's like the final announcement before the end of world. Fucking morons. 108526
Reposted by CaitRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026An ambitious narcissist megalomaniacal right-wing Christian nationalist fanatic with a drinking problem and a history of erratic and reckless behavior who hates rules of engagement in charge of the most powerful military in the history of the world. What could go wrong? bsky.app/profile/atru... 4453008875
Reposted by CaitBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Social Care is affordable in the UK. Just not Privatised Social Care. Currently a Social Care Worker is paid £12.60 an hour. The Council is charged £33.20 an hour. A huge amount of this is profit which goes completely untaxed. As you can see this will NEVER be affordable. 1314066
Cait @wisecelticlass.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Did they ever locate the 1200 people that got "lost" from the database at Aligator Alcatraz?? www.democracynow.org/2025/9/25/al...democracynow.orgWhere Are the Detainees? Hundreds of “Alligator Alcatraz” Prisoners Disappear from ICE DatabaseHundreds of people who were once detained at the troubled immigration jail in the Florida Everglades, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” have disappeared. Democracy Now! speaks with Shirsho Dasgupta, a Miam... 000
Cait @wisecelticlass.bsky.social · 30/09/2026more likely they were out to try and steal red diesel from farms due to the staggering costs of diesel in the UK - over £2 per litre ($10 per gallon US) 071
Reposted by CaitHuman Rights Watch @hrw.org · 30/09/2026The Trump administration’s decision not to invite the leading international election observation body to monitor US midterms fuels fears of serious election-related human rights concerns. This is the first time the US has declined to invite in OSCE monitors since they began observing US elections.hrw.orgUS: Trump Administration Rejects External Election ObserversThe Trump administration’s decision not to invite the leading international election observation body to monitor crucial US midterm polls fuels fears of serious human rights concerns around the upcomi... 43935
Reposted by CaitBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026In Luxembourg the average state pension for 40 years of contributions is nearly 4x higher than in the U.K. Far from being unaffordable the UK State pension is a joke, what is unaffordable is the tax evasion which leaves us with so little money to spend. 1418975
Reposted by CaitBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Maximum monthly State Pension. Luxembourg £5,426 Norway £1,839 Switzerland £1,657 Denmark £1,486 Sweden £1,373 Belgium £1,338 Netherlands £1,322 France £1,254 Spain £1,238 UK £997 Guess which is unaffordable? 1313774
Reposted by CaitBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Labour Party is supposed to be a PROGRESSIVE Government, things are supposed to get better. Saying there is "no money" for an minor increase to one of the worst pensions in Europe because you refuse to stand up to billionaire donors makes your party pointless. 49833
Reposted by CaitBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026All medical staff have been forced to withdraw from Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza as Israeli tanks move towards the facility. There is supposed to be a ceasefire in Gaza, but War Criminal Israel will level one of the last hospitals with its tanks and no one will even say anything 23595387
Reposted by CaitNeil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Drumcree Orangemen desecrate the memory of the dead Seven people - three men, one woman & three children - were killed by loyalist terrorists because of Drumcree in the 1990s. I covered the terrible events. Is this forgotten? What’s happening now mocks their loss. In @heraldscotland.bsky.socialheraldscotland.comShame on them: Drumcree Orangemen desecrate the memory of the deadOur Writer at Large covered the Northern Ireland Troubles extensively. Here, he remembers the lives lost over Drumcree and says Loyalist protestors… 515177
Reposted by CaitRose❤️🇨🇦Part owner of Canada.🇨🇦❤️ @scotfreeme.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Poland had some wise words, for Russia. They can puff out their chests all they like, they can keep killing... But this Polish Foreign Minister is 💯 correct. They will never win. 51526614
Cait @wisecelticlass.bsky.social · 29/09/2026that aside these guys get bailed (which seems appropriate if not terror related), Free Palastine supporters get arrested at Labour Conference. 011
Cait @wisecelticlass.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Diesel sales? not terror related? or a false flag so now US can say that UK bases are not secure, & refuse to use them thus giving UK an out from US/Iran clusterf4ck? 100
Reposted by CaitNatacha @natacha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026As Andy Burnham decides to make pensioners poorer instead of taxing the mega-rich or rejoining the EU, a reminder of how the UK compares with the rest of Western Europe on pensions. 148054
Cait @wisecelticlass.bsky.social · 29/09/2026National Grid is a company listed on the stock exchange. No mention of Gov getting shares, just of giving money to speed up expansion & connections. more public purse support for failed privatisation. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukAndy Burnham to unveil public body to invest in electricity gridThe prime minister will say he wants to reduce energy costs in his first conference speech as Labour leader. 000
Reposted by CaitEstel Cooper @estel62.bsky.social · 28/09/2026History lesson— for those who need it: In August, 1974, Republican leaders told Nixon they wouldn’t protect him from impeachment, and advised him to resign. He complied, two days later. The system worked because the GOP wasn’t entirely corrupt. That could never happen today. 0134
Reposted by Caitbaconspecial.bsky.social @baconspecial.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Add, Trump fired the entire election committee. 011
Reposted by Caitrobertnm.bsky.social @robertnm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026They paid billions into Social Security they'll never collect. 001
Reposted by CaitDataFire @datafire.social.pcpulse.us · 28/09/2026Serbia’s president Aleksandar Vucic resigns to run for prime minister, triggering a snap parliamentary election.aljazeera.comSerbia’s president resigns to run for prime ministerSerbia’s Aleksandar Vucic has resigned as president and will lead his ruling party into a snap parliamentary election. 001
Cait @wisecelticlass.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Explains why he and his compqnies have been investing in munnitions firms 000
Reposted by CaitBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Reform has shut 10 Public Nurseries to replace them with Private ones. They have stopped Public Catering to schools to replace them with Private Catering They have shut Public Care Homes to replace them with Private ones Reform serves billionaires, more even than everyone else 7245116
Reposted by CaitBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026When Israel spoke at the UN 75 countries walked out. When Iran spoke just 1 country walked out. Iran has won, Israel has lost. Time for Donald Trump to surrender and stop fixing gas prices for his and his billionaire donors profits. 35820271
Reposted by CaitPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🔴 BREAKING: BP, Uber, Amazon and more paying Tony Blair's think tank $25,000 for “networking” opportunities with politicians and policy makers at party conferences Experts say "looks and smells like cash for access" Full story on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-t...democracyforsale.substack.comBREAKING: Tony Blair Institute’s $25,000 corporate network “smells like cash for access”Exclusive documents show Tony Blair's think tank offers corporate members such as BP and Uber "networking" at party conferences and "a stronger voice" in policy debates. 77895436