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Help wanted! As a small independent theatre company, we need the help of our wonderful supporters and audience to continue our mission. Join the SHAW2020 Legacy. Be part of the adventure of making theatre Thanks for your incredible support #donate #theatre www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/shaw-vs-ch...

Canada wins…

🤔 Curious about why @elonmusk has a sudden interest in British politics and the threat it poses to our democracy? Watch this short video - and don’t forget to share! 38d.gs/sElonMusk

🚨FACTS AND TRUTH MATTER If you still agree with this principle please watch & share this FACT CHECK widely youtu.be/HpmDquOkSCY?...

‘We can’t just be supine’: Ed Davey urges Starmer to stand up to ‘bully’ Trump www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Now on 111.5K, and still open for more signatures. Reminder: ALL UK RESIDENTS can sign. EVERY UK Citizen ANYWHERE can sign. Be part of the solution, not part of the problem. CTA: NOW Lobby your MP (see @brexitrage.bsky.social for templates and advice.) petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

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I continue to despair

Five letters now from our Martian, he (or she?) is getting increasingly less patient with the shenanigans they see happening on planet Earth. northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/a-l...

Revisiting our very first episode of #TalkingShaw Founding member of #SHAW2020, Abbey Norman, delivers a vibrant performance as #ElizaDoolittle through the three stages of the character's journey. Brava! #GeorgeBernardShaw #Pygmalion #actor #monologue youtu.be/OU4fC0HTkcs?...

He's right. Why are progressive voters ignored? Why are the views of bigots, racists, fascists and the gullible of more value to Labour and the Conservatives? Why are decent people who care about the planet taken for granted at best and abused at worst? skywriter.blue/pages/george...

Our NHS is not for sale. Trade talks with Trump must not open the door to US healthcare companies profiting from our NHS. Keir Starmer must protect our NHS by keeping it off the table during negotiations. Join me by adding your name to 38 Degrees’ petition: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/-don%27t...

Six things you can thank Brexit for... 1. Airport and port queues 2. Spiralling food prices 3. Small businesses forced to shut down 4. Harder to work or study in EU 5. Artists hit by wave of barriers 6. Jobs chaos in NHS

Nearly there on our push for 1,984 new monthly supporters to help us resist the tech barons and the far right. Still need 368 more people. Want to sign up? See link in bio

For Burns Night, a remote BBC musical collaboration. I accompany Meteorologist & BBC Scotland Weather presenter Calum MacColl singing Auld Lang Syne (the original melody). Wishing you storm-free celebrations.

Donald Trump. An Apology. The new Private Eye is out now

News from #France 🇫🇷 French newspaper Libération follows Le Monde in quitting Twitter/X. It is on Bluesky @liberation.fr

You spelt Heil wrong Herald Sun

et voila

Holy shit! He did this in public, in front of a Trump crowd, on Inauguration Day. Cancel all government contracts with him immediately !

If you look back at history, there were many international commentators who said that Hitler wasn’t serious about the things he was saying. It was all for show.

"If you or your parents are immigrants, know that you are part of a proud American tradition -- the infusion of new cultures, talents and ideas, generation after generation, that has made us the greatest country on earth". -Michelle Obama, lawyer, former first lady of the US (b. 17 Jan 1964)

Strong, sensible, progressive move from Davey. It's time to really increase pressure on Labour from the Remain side. They musn't go into negotiations thinking the danger is only on the Leave side.

Looking to escape Meta and its properties (Insta, Facebook etc)? There is an alternative universe

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Ugh politics. In other news my aged cat is still alive, albeit with black legs that don't have the oomph he's used to so he keeps falling. I'm on on dreaded antibiotics and the only upside of that is that I have to eat properly or feel like death 😹😹

So here’s the update. The billionaire owner of the Guardian preparing to get rid of a core part of the news org + 100 journalists. If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.

Please REPOST👇 #FBPE #NAFO #Fellas #terrorinGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests

If Cummings is indeed aiding and abetting Musk in his attempt to overthrow the UK's democratically elected government, doesn't that make him guilty of treason?

The man in charge of social media platforms used by billions should show some moral courage, writes @jemima.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/682c...

Ah, getting the hang of this now 😺

Welsh National Theatre From Wales to the World Artistic Director: @MichaelSheen Est. 2025 @mchshe.bsky.social

Great letter in today's Guardian. What sort of free speech is prevented by factchecking, Zuck?

Mark Zuckerberg, Recipient of World's First Rat Penis Transplant, Announces Meta Will Stop Fact Checking thehardtimes.net/culture/mark...