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Great believer in the UK and EU as a part of a strong, friendly alliance, and an opponent of those who try to drive us apart. #FBPE. #rejoin. #ProEU.

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Totally agree!๐Ÿค”โ˜น๏ธ
#JustSayNoToPalantir โœŠโ›”๏ธ

14.03.2026 13:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power Theyโ€™re saying the quiet part out loud now.

Technology is politics.

You can't embed Palantir into the army, the police and the health service without embedding its poisonous politics.

So there's no place for Palantir in our NHS.
https://newrepublic.com/post/207693/palantir-ceo-karp-disrupting-democratic-power

14.03.2026 12:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 212 ๐Ÿ” 92 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Nigel Farage regrets running 'bankrupt' Worcestershire Council The Reform UK leader says he wishes the party

โ€œFarage has said he wishes the party "hadn't bothered" to take minority control of Worcestershire County Council, because of its financial problemsโ€

V much summing up his approach to power.
Grifting and gobshiting - yes please.
Hard work and responsibility - god no.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

14.03.2026 09:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 2228 ๐Ÿ” 888 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 156 ๐Ÿ“Œ 46
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Ah yes, Norway - the country that didn't sell off their oil and gas for a quick buck in the 80s and now continue to benefit from profits, dividends and taxes, generating a wealth fund worth over ยฃ200k for every citizen.

14.03.2026 09:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 540 ๐Ÿ” 155 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Is there anything Reform UK politicians wonโ€™t u-turn on?

Hereโ€™s Offordโ€™s maiden speech about the importance of Net Zero when he was made a lord for services to donating money to the Tories:

www.gov.uk/government/n...

It was only 3 years ago.

13.03.2026 18:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 535 ๐Ÿ” 207 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 60 ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
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โ€˜Could be the making of himโ€™: Starmerโ€™s allies praise stance on Trump and Iran Refusal to kowtow to US president has won public backing โ€“ and left Badenoch and Farage playing catch-up It is not often that Keir Starmerโ€™s allies believe he has Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch on the run โ€“ but on Iran, they think he is on the right side of history and public opinion. โ€œIt could be the making of him,โ€ said Emily Thornberry, the Labour chair of the foreign affairs committee, who was first out of the blocks to say she thought Donald Trumpโ€™s strikes on Iran were illegal. โ€œYouโ€™ve not had a British prime minister say no to an American president since Vietnam. This is a big deal.โ€ Continue reading...

โ€˜Could be the making of himโ€™: Starmerโ€™s allies praise stance on Trump and Iran

14.03.2026 06:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 136 ๐Ÿ” 24 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21 ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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DOGE employee, who, in his twenties, made decisions to cut aid based solely on personal judgement, according to him.

14.03.2026 02:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 800 ๐Ÿ” 444 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 157 ๐Ÿ“Œ 84
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Incredible that just 24 hours after this tweet, it's being reported that America is preparing to put boots on the ground in Iran.

13.03.2026 19:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 7963 ๐Ÿ” 2522 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 610 ๐Ÿ“Œ 146
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(cartoon Dave Granlund)

13.03.2026 17:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 2092 ๐Ÿ” 695 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 50 ๐Ÿ“Œ 27

lmao

13.03.2026 20:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 3510 ๐Ÿ” 676 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 49 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence

Remember: These are the foundations of real freedom.

13.03.2026 16:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 4694 ๐Ÿ” 1427 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 143 ๐Ÿ“Œ 48
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Pentagon Sends Marine Expeditionary Unit to Middle East The Pentagon is moving a Marine expeditionary unit to the Middle East, as Iran steps up its attacks on the Strait of Hormuz, according to two U.S. officials. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approve...

BREAKING: BOOTS ON THE GROUND. The pentagon is sending a Marine Expeditionary Unit of up to 2,500 to Iran. 1/ www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

13.03.2026 15:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 2460 ๐Ÿ” 1455 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 453 ๐Ÿ“Œ 281
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Dark money group offers influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Chicago Democratic primary candidate Progressive House candidate Kat Abughazaleh told MS NOW the secretive campaign is โ€œfilled with false and defamatory claims.โ€

HOLY SHIT.

A dark money group, hidden behind a bunch of shell companies, is paying influencers thousands of dollars PER POST to attack @katmabu.bsky.social on social media a month before her election.

Thank you to the people who declined the money and went forward with this. So who's behind this?

13.03.2026 14:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 19812 ๐Ÿ” 7873 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 781 ๐Ÿ“Œ 555
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Peter Kyle: "Despite being Reformโ€™s new โ€˜Shadow Business Secretaryโ€™, Richard Tice was nowhere to be seen at oral questions this morning. However, I did see him in the tea room just before.

Same old Reform - all mouth and no trousers."

13.03.2026 12:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 93 ๐Ÿ” 37 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Time To Turn Texas Blue,Again.......

13.03.2026 09:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 940 ๐Ÿ” 351 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 94 ๐Ÿ“Œ 39
We need a moratorium on AI data centers NOW. Hereโ€™s why.
We need a moratorium on AI data centers NOW. Hereโ€™s why. YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

The greatest change since the Industral Revolution, only 100x faster...for the safety of humanity, a considered roll out would be sensible...
youtu.be/qu2m7ePTsqY?...

13.03.2026 12:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Reform unveil their alternative images for ยฃ20 and ยฃ10 notes:

13.03.2026 12:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Middle East is on fire, UK military bases are under attack, energy prices are going through the roof and the official opposition is spending its week wanging on about pictures of otters
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/kemi-baden...

13.03.2026 11:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 960 ๐Ÿ” 229 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 108 ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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Sending my love and prayers to families of victims in Dunblane 30 years ago. Their courageous campaign has saved lives, we owe them a great debt.

We must never forget those we lost.

13.03.2026 11:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 161 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Ed Davey takes aim at the unpatriotic right The Liberal Democrats have opened a new front in the battle with right-wing parties and commentators

Ed Davey takes aim at the unpatriotic right

The Liberal Democrats have opened a new front in the battle with right-wing parties and commentators
@centralbylines.co.uk @lordbonkers.bsky.social

13.03.2026 12:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 57 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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UK energy prices are soaring โ€“ and propagandists want to sell you a false reason why | George Monbiot The war on Iran has put fossil-fuel prices centre stage, but donโ€™t believe those who tout โ€˜maximising the North Seaโ€™ as our salvation, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

If it's sometimes hard to tell the difference between fossil-fuel lobbyists and the billionaire press, that's because there isnโ€™t one.
My column on the politicians, journalists and junktanks using the Iran crisis as an excuse to extract our remaining gas and oil.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

13.03.2026 07:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1005 ๐Ÿ” 418 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 39 ๐Ÿ“Œ 20
British Journalist UNCOVERS SHOCKING Iran War COVER-UP
British Journalist UNCOVERS SHOCKING Iran War COVER-UP YouTube video by Double Down News

"The British media has become a vital propaganda resource for the rich, the powerful & the violent . . . It's an oligarch-owned media, with the owners dodging tax abroad."
Likewise American media - tools of billionaires.
#BBCnews is little better.
#r4today #Iran #CNN
youtu.be/4BlXzB8E8h4?...

13.03.2026 06:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Murphy: I have great sympathy for our soldiers and our military leaders they are being given directions by a senile old man who is losing his mind. And so it's no surprise that this war is going horribly

13.03.2026 02:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 21478 ๐Ÿ” 6304 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 664 ๐Ÿ“Œ 375
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Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power Theyโ€™re saying the quiet part out loud now.

Palantir CEO promises that his technology will reduce educated women's economic and political power newrepublic.com/post/207693/...

12.03.2026 18:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 2221 ๐Ÿ” 1419 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 212 ๐Ÿ“Œ 703
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๐Ÿ”ฎ No strait, no problem โ€“ Solar supercycle and the end of chokepoint geopolitics While politics is powerful, the laws of physics will always win

Solar does not care about the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil flows through chokepoints. Solar follows a learning curve.
Great piece @azeem.bsky.social

www.exponentialview.co/p/solar-supe...

12.03.2026 17:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 2329 ๐Ÿ” 688 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 69 ๐Ÿ“Œ 53

The "Why can't the Green party stay as a narrow niche party we can safety ignore?" Is becoming quite a popular genre of article.

12.03.2026 10:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 297 ๐Ÿ” 67 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A new report shows hitting our climate targets by 2050 costs less than one oil shock costs the UK.

We need a rapid transition to clean energy to shield people & the economy from price spikes every time oil prices jump.

Some commentators still canโ€™t connect those dotsโ€ฆ

12.03.2026 10:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1298 ๐Ÿ” 351 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 60 ๐Ÿ“Œ 41

Vote for change in May.

๐Ÿ’š #VoteGreen ๐Ÿ’š

#LocalElections

12.03.2026 10:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 59 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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He never knows anythingโ€ฆ yet heโ€™s the President.

12.03.2026 02:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 4591 ๐Ÿ” 1408 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 643 ๐Ÿ“Œ 146
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"EXCLUSIVE: Iโ€™m the Palestinian Who Has Been in ICE Detention for Almost a Year.

Don't forget us on International Women's Day, writes Leqaa Kordia."

Read here: zeteo.com/p/leqaa-kord...

08.03.2026 17:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 767 ๐Ÿ” 287 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7