Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 18h“Stop accusing us of spying! We’ve been watching you!” 9324112
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialElizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This notion of bigoted beliefs being a protected characteristic like gender or race is just absolutely barmy. Those of us who’ve experienced genuine discrimination for who we are know there’s no comparison, and the political and legal collusion on this stuff is disastrous. 8316108
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Comment on Reddit about this: "My mum tried to send a gift card to someone at the council who had helped her quit smoking. They turned it down because she wasn't allowed to accept gifts." And yet some MPs (and the authorities) think it's totally normal and fine to do this... 9331119
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialJosh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I came up with some more inane bullshit for everyone to argue about! 1562618416
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Lots of talk of growth ahead of the Budget, as if it were a baroque puzzle. Our problem is basic. It's that we no longer support the things which facilitate growth: Europe, immigration, higher education, tax simplification, policy stability. These are all choices and could stop making them anytime. 591608420
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Former PM Rishi Sunak in the Sunday Times challenges the rise of ethno-nationalism in British politics, as an argument within the right about Britishness being about ancestry, DNA and ethnicity www.thetimes.com/article/e89d... 37578119
xanderbernhard.bsky.social @xanderbernhard.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Urgent: the government is soon to decide whether to give the green light to Rosebank, a move that would lock us into decades more climate-wrecking oil. @friends-earth.bsky.social tool helped me ask my MP to say no to new oil and gas – will you do the same? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/target/deman...action.friendsoftheearth.ukDemand an end to climate-wrecking fossil fuel projectsTake action The fight to stop new oil and gas is heating up. And it’s a fight we can’t afford to lose. After a summer of record-breaking heatwaves, climate breakdown is impossible to ignore. Yet Prime... 000
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialDr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · 16/09/2026If I was a small village in England I don't think I would want to become an international byword for racism 49010
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 16/09/2026I'm just going to keep yelling this louder and louder until it clicks: weird overpaid AI nerds hand-wringing about human extinction are trying to distract you from the extremely deadly and serious harms they are causing yesterday, today and tomorrow www.bloomberg.com/news/article... 181287594
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialRed Durkin @daedsider.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Periodic reminder that your "concerns" about trans people are being beamed directly into your head by a small cadre of incredibly rich psychopaths. 3945631523
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialNatasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Notice how, even tho far right figures are claiming to be Christian and attend church, there is no suggestion in media that it’s their religion, or vicars, or the Bible that has radicalised them. Neither is there any suggestion that every Christian has to apologise for them. FUNNY THAT INNIT. 821633
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialTransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026A group of trans and trans affirming therapists are offering short term therapy at very low cost to any patients in the Welsh trans community who are affected by the suspension of surgeries in the Welsh Gender Service. Please contact alistair@diversemind.co.uk 07365
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialChaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I think the worst part of Labour's response to the fascist mobilisation is Andy Burnham's absence. He's the most popular politician in the country, with social media reach and actual powers of persuasion, and he's saying nothing in public. He can actually be of use here but he's choosing not to 451459420
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 08/09/2026@ stephenkb.bsky.social hitting the nail on the head of course. "the Labour Party has now produced two governments whose response to acts of thuggery and intimidation is to reiterate that perhaps the thugs have a point" - as.ft.com/r/97d33f08-a...as.ft.comLabour’s muddled migration policy won’t stop thuggeryA government that can’t distinguish between ‘legitimate concerns’ and open racism is only making things worse 22866322
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 07/09/2026It's important to read coverage of what happened in Dover alongside watching footage like this and consider whether the way 'protests' are described accurately depict what took place. This is no ordinary protest. 78723
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 06/09/20262) and 3) are intimately linked, in that the BBC (the organisation that really matters in the modern environment) treats 'claims by rival parties' as the operating frame for how it covers everything. The failure from Labour and the Conservatives to say 'this stuff is bad' is really, really bad. 341090340
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Does this mean we will get a third Clacton by-election? 1322717
xanderbernhard.bsky.social @xanderbernhard.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Data centres are springing up everywhere, using massive amounts of energy and water. I’ve signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition calling for a pause on new data centres until the government gets a grip on the situation. Will you join me? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/put...action.friendsoftheearth.ukStop data centres draining our precious resourcesAdd my name Data centres are springing up all over the UK – using massive amounts of electricity and, in many cases, huge amounts of water. The UK is already facing water shortages, high energy demand... 000
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialThe Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.theverge.comThere is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter seriesYou can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry. 366201019862
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.sociala rare photo of sean connery signed by roger moore @steamedhamms.bsky.social · 01/09/2026i do think it reveals something (bad) about ex-PMs characters when they can’t countenance being in parliament without the big job 1824626
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialJess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 01/09/2026This is the decision of a man who genuinely cares nothing for the Labour Party, or its supposed values. Self-interested and inept, to the very end.theguardian.comKeir Starmer to stand down as MPFormer PM says it is right time to leave Commons, which will trigger byelection in Holborn and St Pancras 544464
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialAlonso Duralde @aduralde.bsky.social · 30/08/2026When I hit the "X" on your advertisement, the social contract says (or at least implies) that your ad will go away, not that you will open up a new window on my browser with more information about a product I do not want. 2608
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialMatthew Todd @matthewtodd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This is climate breakdown. You have been failed by 40 years of oil industry lobbying andpoliticians and media who’ve ignored the terrifying reality of what is happening to the planet. The oil industry and their politicians and media stooges should be held accountable. This is just the beginning. 1198
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialDavis Bickford @davis.social · 26/08/2026Everyone loved Dolly Parton, but she loved everyone else first. When you treat people like you love them, they can really feel that. 5740136
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialLaura Keating @lorekeating.bsky.social · 25/08/2026"Find out who you are and do it on purpose." - Dolly Parton 51753431
xanderbernhard.bsky.social @xanderbernhard.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Dolly was an icon, a diva, and a humanitarian. She modelled being a loving, caring person while staying totally true to herself. And she never lost her sense of humour. She will be so missed. Pic by my great pal Seena Shamsavari seenashamsavari.com 000
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialFT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are. 100268196331
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 19/01/2024Do I have this right 312847743
xanderbernhard.bsky.social @xanderbernhard.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Are you worried about this too? 38d.gs/feka38d.gsStop these monster data centres before they wreck our neighbourhoods!Are you worried about this too? 000
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialNatacha @natacha.bsky.social · 20/08/2026The purpose of this is an attempt to position Philippson - and by extension Burnham - as “concerned”/“caring” about increasing prejudice and discrimination while simultaneously working hard to increase prejudice and discrimination against trans people. “We’re not really bigoted haters, honest…” 25414
xanderbernhard.bsky.social @xanderbernhard.bsky.social · 21/08/2026‘…where rivers have been returned to their natural courses and wetlands have been restored have remained green and lush during the five heatwaves across the summer. In contrast, the surrounding countryside has become parched and brown.’ It’s like man is having a negative effect on the environment 🤔 010
xanderbernhard.bsky.social @xanderbernhard.bsky.social · 20/08/2026A 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.ukTell Andy Burnham: Save the North Sea from plastic pellet disasterOne 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... 000
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 20/08/2026FOLKS - when we stop burning fossil fuels, oversizing agriculture and killing nature, the warming of Earth also stops worsening No floppy optimism here; no hollow appeal to hope. The laws of physics that created this problem also govern the fact we can choose to stop it. 3311137
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 17/08/2026NEW: It was a digital lynching. And the media is never going to hold itself to account for the role it played in Jason Arday’s death. But there are things we can do. This is a practical guide based on my own experience. broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-digital-...broligarchy.substack.comA Digital LynchingA practical guide for individuals and organisations when the mobs gather 411999914
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I think the ultimate test of this is actually Boris Johnson. Boris *was fired from his first job* for making up stories, only to go on to be hired into a prestigious role at the Telegraph and spend years lying about the EU at Brussels. And I mean literally lying here; not bad punditry. 312479569
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Presenter: [The argument was put that DEI advanced people not on merit] Woolley: "There are 975 Professors at Cambridge. How many do you think are black? Paddy O'Connell: "Its a fair question you're asking me. So I am going to say 30%" Woolley: "I tell you: less than half a per cent" 21930229
xanderbernhard.bsky.social @xanderbernhard.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Commission an immediate public inquiry to ensure we never see a tragic death like Dr Arday's again. goodlawproject.org/s/533647goodlawproject.orgJason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law ProjectCommission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death. 000
xanderbernhard.bsky.social @xanderbernhard.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Tragically, Jason Arday has died after a vicious press campaign over the last few weeks. The Govt must urgently launch an inquiry into the rotten culture of the press, and any role it had in his death. Add your name now: hackedoff.org/campaign-actions/demand-an-inquiry-into-the-culture-of-the-presshackedoff.orgDemand an inquiry into the culture of the pressJason Arday died after being relentlessly hounded by the press. Demand an inquiry into press culture now. 000
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialPolitical Football @politicalfootball.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The media won't learn or reflect on anything because it was the perfect culture war story that they'd repeat again and again as soon as they get the chance. 03912
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 14/08/202650 green groups write to Andy Burnham demanding he be clear that climate change is the cause of the current extreme heat crisis. Greenpeace, WWF, Friends of the Earth and others say "the British public deserves leadership that speaks honestly about the nature of the challenges the country faces" 731820550
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialCaroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Really? Is that it? If this is all that’s come from COBR, it’s pitifully inadequate. As crisis deepens, it beggars belief that there aren’t eg plans to increase resources for the fire service, support for farmers, max workplace temperature, funded community cool spaces & obvs ban on new fossil fuelsindependent.co.ukAndy Burnham warns of summer ban on disposable barbecuesAndy Burnham said he would consider if a restriction on purchasing the products during the summer months could be justified 2172327848
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Very weird to be living for weeks through what has so far been the worst UK drought since records began and for the Prime Minister to have still said absolutely nothing about it 1862664738
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialDr. Catherine Strickson @brigitteempire.bsky.social · 09/08/2026The UK is a very normal and well-functioning state where if you have enough money you can destroy the rights of minorities by throwing endless lawsuits at the government until they do what you want 741174331
xanderbernhard.bsky.social @xanderbernhard.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Have you watched Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy? I couldn't believe the extent of what factory chicken farms have been getting away with. Putting profits ahead of public health is unacceptable. It's a scandal, and the Government must step in and take action! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...you.38degrees.org.ukStop Big Chicken Choking our RiversHave you watched Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy? I couldn't believe the extent of what factory chicken farms have been getting away with. Putting profits ahead of public health is unacceptable. I... 000
xanderbernhard.bsky.social @xanderbernhard.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I’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.ukStop Heathrow's climate-wrecking third runwayTake 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... 000
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Imagine owning a cafe and trying to understand what you are being asked to do here. It's simply not possible. 87586127
Reposted by xanderbernhard.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026There's been a real failure on the part of progressive leaders this summer to link the weather and Net Zero in the public mind. Most people get it, but the consensus is crumbling and it would be useful to reinforce it. 551178295