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Bides in Scotland. Interests: politics, history, music. OU veteran. Abhors fascism in all its forms.
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Another plastic MAGA who tasted British freedom of speech.

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How Spain’s radically different approach to migration helped its economy soar

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STUNNING MOVE By Egypt Utterly FLOORS Israel! #DamoRants #IsraelViolatesCeasefire youtu.be/DdexvavmZ7E

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Anyone else feeling nostalgia for the Thatcher / Reagan era? 🙄

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theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Labour told to change course as Reform UK surges into polling lead morningstaronline.co.uk/article/labo...

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jacobin.com/2024/06/soli...

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‘Endorsement of ethnic cleansing’ Donald Trump’s call for the US to “take over” and “own” Gaza during news conference with Israeli PM Netanyahu prompts condemnations and forceful rejections of the proposal aje.io/l57bot

submitted 18 days ago • 23 comments

We’ve put together a starter pack of alternative media outlets. Follow these to get a different take on the news. 👇

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

Yes please. I'm in! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 Two hundred UK companies have signed up for a permanent four-day working week for all their employees with no loss of pay, in the latest landmark in the campaign to reinvent Britain’s working week. Article: www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j... Website: www.4dayweek.co.uk

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Warning from a Socialist PM. Starmer? 🙄 “It is the power of those who think that because they are rich, they are above the law and can do anything. That is why, my friends, that is why the tech billionaires want to overthrow democracy.” www.politico.eu/article/spai...

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Reuters [Jan 23] -- As many corporations backpedal on DEI initiatives, Costco shareholders almost unanimously (98%) rejected an anti-DEI motion introduced by the activist rightwing group, National Center for Public Policy Research. Costco's board had already recommended voting against the motion.

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You might expect that one of the world's biggest media organisations admitting to illegal practices in accessing private information about a member of the royal family and a government minister would be front page news across the board, but apparently not.

submitted 31 days ago • 187 comments

Morning Bluesky "Being realistic may once have meant coming to terms with a reality experienced as solid and immovable. Capitalist Realism, however, entails subordinating oneself to reality is infinitely plastic, capable of reconfiguring itself at any moment" Mark Fisher 2014

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UK govt must improve the economic condition of the bottom 50%, necessary for building economy and a just society. 1% has more than 70% of the population combined. The bottom 50% has 5% of wealth, bottom 20% has only 0.5%. No austerity. Must redistribute. leftfootforward.org/2025/01/labo...

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Without trade unions we wouldn’t have • a minimum wage • maternity & paternity rights • pension provision • holiday & sickness entitlements victories which have benefited every single person in this country Join a union. Thank me later👇 youtu.be/jg0D2yNiqHM?...

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Germany’s nationalist far right is increasingly looking to ideological allies abroad to give it the legitimacy it craves at home.

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www.gov.uk/government/n... Further privatisation of NHS!!

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Notorious Donald Trump-backing Tufton Street just got its internet cables CUT by activists An underground climate group cut the fibre optic cables at Tufton Street - home to climate denialists, far-right groups and anti-trans orgs www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...

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This is not an arbitrary decision. Investment firms need their real estate to be filled with drones once again. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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