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Green Party councillor for Hale, on Trafford Council. My own views. He/him.
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I'm so excited and humbled by the amazing Green Party councillors backing me to be the next leader. Heres a 🧵 #BackZack

you can really tell the people who showed up here, never followed or interacted with anyone, and expected their twitter numbers to magically appear over here too

Hearing this from quite a few people in Reform UK-controlled councils. From a local reader: "There are rumours as in other Reform UK controlled councils that a number of those elected stood to ‘make up numbers’ & never thought they would be elected & now don’t feel able to commit the time required"

If you were to put Liz Truss in a room full of meter high letters spelling out "READ THE ROOM LIZ" I reckon Liz still would not be reading the room.

It’s not a game, dipshit.

Reform UK councillor for Accrington North, Joel Tetlow is posting under the title Councillor stating a murderer was a refugee / immigrant with no evidence. This is a clear breach of your Councillor Code of Conduct.

Excited to see that black people performing country music are only eligible for 3/5ths of a Grammy

Spoiler: it’s not an e-bike.

So they're openly admitting that the military occupation of Los Angeles is meant to eliminate its political leadership who disagrees with the regime?

Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state Keep that same energy of support for her

Cause: Black woman wins Response: White people create a new whites only 'traditional' category Trumps America coping

Another video of Senator Padilla’s violent arrest at DHS Sec Noem’s press conference in LA. You can see him thrown to the ground by FBI agents and handcuffed. (video shared by Padilla’s staff with Elex Michaelson of Fox LA and posted on X)

In case you weren't aware, the greater LA metropolitan area is the size of Portugal and contains 80% more people. They cannot constitutionally do this, but also, they cannot physically do this.

The administration's goons are now manhandling United States senators for asking questions at a press conference.

THIS A UNITED STATES SENATOR ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA BEING PHYSICALLY SHOVED OUT OF A MEETING ABOUT WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS DOING TO THE BIGGEST CITY IN OUR STATE.

"If [federal] personnel are assaulted, Sherman said, 'Soldiers or Marines are allowed to take that person, detain them in place, wait for the federal law enforcement officer to come and arrest that individual.'"

My family owes everything to America's acceptance of a refugee named Nicholas Pritzker on its shores over a century ago. My story, however, is not unique — our state and nation have been strengthened by people from across the globe seeking freedom, opportunity, and refuge here.

Does the Army not work in the rain?

They won't, but Republican senators should ask if they'd be ok with a future administration - perhaps from the radical left - manhandling and cuffing their own representatives. Those elected to democratic office have a responsibility to protect that office - and a collective interest in so doing.

I'm about ready to RETVRN to this.

A while ago I did a starter pack on UK Cllrs from all parties interested in climate and transport. Just updating it. Anyone got anyone to add? go.bsky.app/Qo1bgt5

I think California needs to start arresting Feds. drastic but we’re there.

Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)

This is remarkably incoherent even for him. But I especially like the notion that these evil criminals are applying to pick crops and mop hotel bathrooms.

A monosyllabic illegal immigrant selfishly puts a child's life at risk by modifying his bicycle to escape the authorities.

I'm sick of these detrans-trenders. Back in my day, you have to suffer for your identity. You couldn't just say you're detrans, and be instantly affirmed.You had to go through gatekeeping. You had to convince a specialist.You had to do some kind of steps of detransition, like going by your old name,

Having stripped trans people of their right to be treated with dignity The Times is now coming for people of colour.

I was hanging up Know Your Rights posters in the neighborhood and had a nice chat w/a guy also flyering (for something else). He hadn't heard that ICE was taking people off the streets without warrants. Talk to your neighbors, if you can. A lot of people don't know what's going on!

it says very clearly at the Liberty Bell that it hasn't rang in a few lifetimes yet here's fucking gemini just making shit up anyway, another bell is donging at 55 on the hour, not sure if it's every hour but it's consistent.

Jake will defend this guy then call us antisemitic for going on a march in support of Palestine

The new Reform chairman’s story about being strangled by a possessed Derek Acorah was every bit as wild as it sounds, but Richard Madeley’s last word was spooktacular. www.thepoke.com/2025/06/12/r...

an incomplete list of things I have had to force onto a crying toddler: - antibiotics - bedtime - shoes - toast that had been cut into triangles rather than squares - a banana that had snapped in half and she didn't want a *new* banana, she wanted me to fix *this* banana

I'm sure the European Court of Human Rights will have thoughts on whether an entire Article of human rights law under their jurisdiction can be simply removed from an entire demographic.

If anyone has the details of this then please DM me. There are rules on this kind of thing and I’m expecting their compliance might be as shabby as their transphobia:

Wild stuff from Kishwer Falkner: the UK lost on Article 8 in Goodwin and the Supreme Court in For Some Women Scotland did not agree that Article 8 didn't apply - it didn't address Article 8 at all.

The transphobic moral panic was always deeply rooted in misogyny: