Barrington Womble.
@barrydowney.bsky.social
Socialist, former firefighter and trade unionist. Not giving up on believing in people. Irish via both parents' English by birth.
This is parish council level ambition! This Government has a massive majority. Fucking do something!
Food inflation skyrocketed after the Tories & Reform’s botched Brexit. 😐
So I’m campaigning to bring prices down and cut the cost of living, starting with a UK favourite: the meal deal. 🥪
It’s time to give something back to the grafters out getting their lunch. ✅
So I’m campaigning to bring prices down and cut the cost of living, starting with a UK favourite: the meal deal. 🥪
It’s time to give something back to the grafters out getting their lunch. ✅
January 20, 2026 at 7:35 AM
This is parish council level ambition! This Government has a massive majority. Fucking do something!
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Imagine doing a PhD in electricity, just so you knew how to blow up nuclear power plants and heavy water-producing facilities.
“I learned from them very early that what one does with Nazis is kill them... I am not a pacifist.”
A profile in absolute courage.
“I learned from them very early that what one does with Nazis is kill them... I am not a pacifist.”
A profile in absolute courage.
January 15, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Imagine doing a PhD in electricity, just so you knew how to blow up nuclear power plants and heavy water-producing facilities.
“I learned from them very early that what one does with Nazis is kill them... I am not a pacifist.”
A profile in absolute courage.
“I learned from them very early that what one does with Nazis is kill them... I am not a pacifist.”
A profile in absolute courage.
I Hereby excommunicate this namesake from the Downey family. Not in my name.
This isn't satire. This is a real headline published in the UK.
January 15, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I Hereby excommunicate this namesake from the Downey family. Not in my name.
You can easily replace Farage with Starmer in this statement and it makes as much sense. I don't know what point is being made, these Starmer fans are wilfully blind to the actions of their own government.
What’s your position on Farage handing GB to Trump? Himself, Farage, as Governor of 52nd US state? Isn’t Farage already bought and paid for? Hasn’t Farage demonstrated his Trumpian dictatorial interests? the white supremacist racism? the desire to remove immigrants? the lies? the immorality? 🤔
January 11, 2026 at 2:57 PM
You can easily replace Farage with Starmer in this statement and it makes as much sense. I don't know what point is being made, these Starmer fans are wilfully blind to the actions of their own government.
I enjoyed watching this.
This wheel is to the boy squirrel the way that the football is to Charlie Brown and it still makes me laugh every time he tries to use it only to be immediately spun.
January 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I enjoyed watching this.
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The reason to oppose illegal renditions of world leaders in the interests of US imperialism is not because it might encourage Russian or Chinese imperialism, it's because doing illegal renditions of world leaders in the interests of US imperialism is in and of itself bad you fucking idiot.
Venezuela attack could embolden China and Russia, says Emily Thornberry
Failure to condemn US intervention risks encouraging others to take similar action, warns senior Labour MP
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:57 AM
The reason to oppose illegal renditions of world leaders in the interests of US imperialism is not because it might encourage Russian or Chinese imperialism, it's because doing illegal renditions of world leaders in the interests of US imperialism is in and of itself bad you fucking idiot.
Come on man! Starmer is a lickspittle cunt who knows which side his bread is buttered! Once he gave enthusiastic support to the ongoing Genocide in Gaza there was no way back. It's either carry on toeing the line or the Hague. His moral compass is fucked.
January 4, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Come on man! Starmer is a lickspittle cunt who knows which side his bread is buttered! Once he gave enthusiastic support to the ongoing Genocide in Gaza there was no way back. It's either carry on toeing the line or the Hague. His moral compass is fucked.
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UK Sensible Centrists in 2019: "It is the absolute duty of the Labour leader to condemn every single bad Facebook post."
UK Sensible Centrists in 2026: "Not only is it very good the Labour leader isn't condemning flagrant breaches of international law it's also extremely smart."
UK Sensible Centrists in 2026: "Not only is it very good the Labour leader isn't condemning flagrant breaches of international law it's also extremely smart."
January 4, 2026 at 12:17 PM
UK Sensible Centrists in 2019: "It is the absolute duty of the Labour leader to condemn every single bad Facebook post."
UK Sensible Centrists in 2026: "Not only is it very good the Labour leader isn't condemning flagrant breaches of international law it's also extremely smart."
UK Sensible Centrists in 2026: "Not only is it very good the Labour leader isn't condemning flagrant breaches of international law it's also extremely smart."
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Just to underline here: aligning Britain with the Trump White House - an openly fascist enterprise, actively pursuing a fascist world order including a fascist Britain - is insanely extreme, it is insanity. But all the lads are just fine with it because they are, at very best, utterly clueless.
Again: Ta-Nehisi Coates was not wrong - people who do not draw a line at genocide, will not draw a line at democracy. They are extremists by their nature.
January 4, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Just to underline here: aligning Britain with the Trump White House - an openly fascist enterprise, actively pursuing a fascist world order including a fascist Britain - is insanely extreme, it is insanity. But all the lads are just fine with it because they are, at very best, utterly clueless.
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what is about to happen is not a blip; the relative stability we in the west have lived through was the blip, human rights was the blip, human life having intrinsic value was the blip, the push towards equality was the blip, the value of honour was the blip, shame was the blip, rules were the blip
September 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
what is about to happen is not a blip; the relative stability we in the west have lived through was the blip, human rights was the blip, human life having intrinsic value was the blip, the push towards equality was the blip, the value of honour was the blip, shame was the blip, rules were the blip
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me [visiting you in hospital after selling you a car with no brakes]: i can't believe this happened, i will make sure the car apologises
January 2, 2026 at 7:58 PM
me [visiting you in hospital after selling you a car with no brakes]: i can't believe this happened, i will make sure the car apologises
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Starmer is very obviously a far worse human being than, say, Boris Johnson is. Johnson is a thief, a fraud and a reflexive, instinctive liar. Starmer and his pals are coldly calculating, willing to do and say more or less anything, however horrific, for power and status.
January 2, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Starmer is very obviously a far worse human being than, say, Boris Johnson is. Johnson is a thief, a fraud and a reflexive, instinctive liar. Starmer and his pals are coldly calculating, willing to do and say more or less anything, however horrific, for power and status.
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Bluntly: a system that not only accepts Prime Minister Boris Johnson but unites to lie, cheat and shitehouse as one to ensure that he is inflicted upon the public, is not meaningfully democratic. It is an insulting shitshow forcefully imposed upon the public, and the current government is not better
December 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Bluntly: a system that not only accepts Prime Minister Boris Johnson but unites to lie, cheat and shitehouse as one to ensure that he is inflicted upon the public, is not meaningfully democratic. It is an insulting shitshow forcefully imposed upon the public, and the current government is not better
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Thank you to all the firefighters, control staff, and other emergency service workers continuing to keep us safe today.
Solidarity and merry Christmas from the FBU 🎄
Solidarity and merry Christmas from the FBU 🎄
December 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Thank you to all the firefighters, control staff, and other emergency service workers continuing to keep us safe today.
Solidarity and merry Christmas from the FBU 🎄
Solidarity and merry Christmas from the FBU 🎄
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This Christmas, please consider making a donation to UNRWA, the UN agency that plays a leading role in sustaining Palestinian life, in defiance of Israel's genocide and ethnic cleansing.
donate.unrwa.org/int/en/general
donate.unrwa.org/int/en/general
UNRWA | UN Agency for Palestine Refugees - make a donation
UNRWA provides vital aid, education, and healthcare to over 5 million Palestine Refugees. Your donation helps deliver hope and life-saving support.
donate.unrwa.org
December 24, 2025 at 10:20 AM
This Christmas, please consider making a donation to UNRWA, the UN agency that plays a leading role in sustaining Palestinian life, in defiance of Israel's genocide and ethnic cleansing.
donate.unrwa.org/int/en/general
donate.unrwa.org/int/en/general
So bleak but so real and important. I feel like I'm living in a different world than these people, and perhaps I am.
brunomacaes.substack.com/p/gaza-the-r...
brunomacaes.substack.com/p/gaza-the-r...
Gaza: The Reckoning
The debate on whether Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute a genocide is now closed, and has been closed for a while.
brunomacaes.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
So bleak but so real and important. I feel like I'm living in a different world than these people, and perhaps I am.
brunomacaes.substack.com/p/gaza-the-r...
brunomacaes.substack.com/p/gaza-the-r...
And this, folks, is why the Labour membership is beyond help. Streeting is an empty suit for his donors. You CAN'T make a lot of money without exploitation.
I’m quite sympathetic to a lot of what he says so i get it.
I particularly appreciate his willingness to say the taboo out loud: that the NHS isn’t all that.
He seems quite “it’s good to make lots of money as long as it’s not at the expense of the poor” which I basically agree with.
I particularly appreciate his willingness to say the taboo out loud: that the NHS isn’t all that.
He seems quite “it’s good to make lots of money as long as it’s not at the expense of the poor” which I basically agree with.
December 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
And this, folks, is why the Labour membership is beyond help. Streeting is an empty suit for his donors. You CAN'T make a lot of money without exploitation.
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Far right scum have been out harrassing the homeless on the streets & they are proud of it.
The folks at @calaisappeal.bsky.social are doing everything they can to stand up to the hate 🙏 please stand with us 🙏
www.youtube.com/shorts/bxFVG...
The folks at @calaisappeal.bsky.social are doing everything they can to stand up to the hate 🙏 please stand with us 🙏
www.youtube.com/shorts/bxFVG...
Far Right SCUM harass the HOMELESS
YouTube video by Zoe Gardner
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December 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Far right scum have been out harrassing the homeless on the streets & they are proud of it.
The folks at @calaisappeal.bsky.social are doing everything they can to stand up to the hate 🙏 please stand with us 🙏
www.youtube.com/shorts/bxFVG...
The folks at @calaisappeal.bsky.social are doing everything they can to stand up to the hate 🙏 please stand with us 🙏
www.youtube.com/shorts/bxFVG...
This is pitiful. A Labour Party equating mild democratic socialism including an environmental awareness with Right wing xenophobia.
Come on man, nobody believes this shit.
Come on man, nobody believes this shit.
Farage and Polanski have something in common. They are both wrong about Britain.
Thread & link at the end 🧵
Thread & link at the end 🧵
December 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This is pitiful. A Labour Party equating mild democratic socialism including an environmental awareness with Right wing xenophobia.
Come on man, nobody believes this shit.
Come on man, nobody believes this shit.
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Let's be clear, the near total consensus of the British Establishment is that:
1) Pro-genocide Tel Aviv Macabi hooligans have an absolute right to rampage through Birmingham attacking people.
2) Any protests against the genocide of Palestinians is an unacceptable hate crime.
1) Pro-genocide Tel Aviv Macabi hooligans have an absolute right to rampage through Birmingham attacking people.
2) Any protests against the genocide of Palestinians is an unacceptable hate crime.
December 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Let's be clear, the near total consensus of the British Establishment is that:
1) Pro-genocide Tel Aviv Macabi hooligans have an absolute right to rampage through Birmingham attacking people.
2) Any protests against the genocide of Palestinians is an unacceptable hate crime.
1) Pro-genocide Tel Aviv Macabi hooligans have an absolute right to rampage through Birmingham attacking people.
2) Any protests against the genocide of Palestinians is an unacceptable hate crime.
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This isn’t going to change any time soon: these people had a long, free run at creating their capitalist paradise on Earth and it’s mostly disastrous, so they are all out of ideas and reliant on whatever emerges from the Wingnuttosphere. And the only stuff coming from there is reheated Mein Kampf.
December 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This isn’t going to change any time soon: these people had a long, free run at creating their capitalist paradise on Earth and it’s mostly disastrous, so they are all out of ideas and reliant on whatever emerges from the Wingnuttosphere. And the only stuff coming from there is reheated Mein Kampf.
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Everyone involved in this stuff knows very well what it is, what they are doing and what the historical resonances are. There should be no Just Doing My Job about it.
December 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Everyone involved in this stuff knows very well what it is, what they are doing and what the historical resonances are. There should be no Just Doing My Job about it.
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Are you sure it's not just because number 10 doesn't make enough online content, maybe for tictoc or reels? I think it's probably just that.
December 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Are you sure it's not just because number 10 doesn't make enough online content, maybe for tictoc or reels? I think it's probably just that.