Joe R
@battlevegan.bsky.social
Trade unionist, CrossFitter, straight-edge, vegan, larper, and general-purpose nerdy leftist troublemaker. Melodic hardcore soundtrack optional but encouraged.
(he, him)
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Starmer increasingly appears to be holding his Labour Party upside down.
Why is the UK government offering energy subsidies to the richest companies on the planet?
www.thenational.scot/news/2563567...
www.thenational.scot/news/2563567...
Labour plot to slash electricity prices for AI companies while families struggle
LABOUR are planning to cut electricity prices for tech companies while energy bills continue to leave families struggling, The National can reveal.
www.thenational.scot
November 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Starmer increasingly appears to be holding his Labour Party upside down.
Currently in the grasp of a GUMSHOE campaign idea I can best describe as "Night's Green Pleasantries," with apologies to both @julian.cartoongravity.com.ap.brid.gy and @pelgranepress.bsky.social
This is what happens when you listen to too many audio-dramas in too short a time, kids
This is what happens when you listen to too many audio-dramas in too short a time, kids
November 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Currently in the grasp of a GUMSHOE campaign idea I can best describe as "Night's Green Pleasantries," with apologies to both @julian.cartoongravity.com.ap.brid.gy and @pelgranepress.bsky.social
This is what happens when you listen to too many audio-dramas in too short a time, kids
This is what happens when you listen to too many audio-dramas in too short a time, kids
Just signed this, and (if you're in the UK) hopefully you will too
action.goodlawproject.org/tell-the-BBC...
action.goodlawproject.org/tell-the-BBC...
Tell the BBC to stop attacking trans people
The BBC is in shock after rightwing groups have claimed the broadcaster is against Donald Trump and “pro-trans”. But the reality is very different. A recent YouGov survey found that 70% of trans peopl...
action.goodlawproject.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Just signed this, and (if you're in the UK) hopefully you will too
action.goodlawproject.org/tell-the-BBC...
action.goodlawproject.org/tell-the-BBC...
November 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Israel out of FIFA & UEFA.
No to racism.
No to genocide.
Freedom for Palestine!
This Thursday at 6pm at Aston Pavilion.
Come raise your voice for justice, and freedom for Palestine!
No to racism.
No to genocide.
Freedom for Palestine!
This Thursday at 6pm at Aston Pavilion.
Come raise your voice for justice, and freedom for Palestine!
November 4, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Israel out of FIFA & UEFA.
No to racism.
No to genocide.
Freedom for Palestine!
This Thursday at 6pm at Aston Pavilion.
Come raise your voice for justice, and freedom for Palestine!
No to racism.
No to genocide.
Freedom for Palestine!
This Thursday at 6pm at Aston Pavilion.
Come raise your voice for justice, and freedom for Palestine!
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This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
In a fit of nostalgia, I was just reading the Wikipedia entry about the Shadow World Master Atlas. There's a review quote ("Like certain 'generic' products, it begs the question of why customers could not just invent this material themselves") which makes me think of @wulfboyraff.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
In a fit of nostalgia, I was just reading the Wikipedia entry about the Shadow World Master Atlas. There's a review quote ("Like certain 'generic' products, it begs the question of why customers could not just invent this material themselves") which makes me think of @wulfboyraff.bsky.social
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F-Droid may soon become a dead app store thanks to the.... Google and the twisted way of implementing the EU DMA that basically gives Google full control of Android now....
f-droid.org/2025/09/29/g...
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4541...
f-droid.org/2025/09/29/g...
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4541...
September 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
F-Droid may soon become a dead app store thanks to the.... Google and the twisted way of implementing the EU DMA that basically gives Google full control of Android now....
f-droid.org/2025/09/29/g...
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4541...
f-droid.org/2025/09/29/g...
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4541...
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Zack Polanski: ‘It’s time for a party to stand in unconditional solidarity with our LGBT community’
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/zack-polanski-green-party-uk-lgbtq/?utm_content=1759143618&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/zack-polanski-green-party-uk-lgbtq/?utm_content=1759143618&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Green leader says party stands in 'unconditional solidarity' with LGBTQ community
New elected Green Party leader Zack Polanski speaks exclusively to PinkNews to make clear what his, and the Green Party's, policies on LGBTQ+ rights are.
www.thepinknews.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Zack Polanski: ‘It’s time for a party to stand in unconditional solidarity with our LGBT community’
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/zack-polanski-green-party-uk-lgbtq/?utm_content=1759143618&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/zack-polanski-green-party-uk-lgbtq/?utm_content=1759143618&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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We can not stress the importance of resisting this.
Share and sign this petition:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Share and sign this petition:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
September 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
We can not stress the importance of resisting this.
Share and sign this petition:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Share and sign this petition:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Rather than permitting the Trump administration to frighten us out of resisting, we must understand this broad, vague, and performative executive order as an effort to intimidate.
It should catalyze us into urgent organizing, not paralyze us.
Only collective action can keep us safe and free.
It should catalyze us into urgent organizing, not paralyze us.
Only collective action can keep us safe and free.
![DESIGNATING ANTIFA AS A DOMESTIC TERRORIST ORGANIZATION
Section 1. Antifa as a Terrorist Threat. Antifa is a militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government, law enforcement authorities, and our system of law. It uses illegal means to organize and execute a campaign of violence and terrorism nationwide to accomplish these goals. This campaign involves coordinated efforts to obstruct enforcement of Federal laws through armed standoffs with law enforcement, organized riots, violent assaults on Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other law enforcement officers, and routine doxing of and other threats against political figures and activists. Antifa recruits, trains, and radicalizes young Americans to engage in this violence and suppression of political activity, then employs elaborate means and mechanisms to shield the identities of its operatives, conceal its funding sources and operations in an effort to frustrate law enforcement, and recruit additional members. Individuals associated with and acting on behalf of Antifa further coordinate with other organizations and entities for the purpose of spreading, fomenting, and advancing political violence and suppressing lawful political speech. This organized effort designed to achieve policy objectives by coercion and intimidation is domestic terrorism.
Sec. 2. Designation as a Domestic Terrorist Organization. Because of the aforementioned pattern of political violence designed to suppress lawful political activity and obstruct the rule of law, I hereby designate Antifa as a “domestic terrorist organization.” All relevant executive departments and agencies shall utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa or any person claiming to act on behalf of Antifa, or for which Antifa provided material support [...]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:usktoienjig6rm5cxm46j3zl/bafkreihwt6ztyeaf7qnacxnmi2rmqem4c3nkyaf5aspcafwnadi5kwtoqy@jpeg)
September 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Rather than permitting the Trump administration to frighten us out of resisting, we must understand this broad, vague, and performative executive order as an effort to intimidate.
It should catalyze us into urgent organizing, not paralyze us.
Only collective action can keep us safe and free.
It should catalyze us into urgent organizing, not paralyze us.
Only collective action can keep us safe and free.
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Green membership across Great Britain has now overtaken the Lib Dems.
@greenparty.org.uk passed 78,000 last night. @scottishgreens.org have 7,800, producing a total of 85,800.
Last month, the Lib Dems told the BBC they had 83,174: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@greenparty.org.uk passed 78,000 last night. @scottishgreens.org have 7,800, producing a total of 85,800.
Last month, the Lib Dems told the BBC they had 83,174: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
September 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Green membership across Great Britain has now overtaken the Lib Dems.
@greenparty.org.uk passed 78,000 last night. @scottishgreens.org have 7,800, producing a total of 85,800.
Last month, the Lib Dems told the BBC they had 83,174: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@greenparty.org.uk passed 78,000 last night. @scottishgreens.org have 7,800, producing a total of 85,800.
Last month, the Lib Dems told the BBC they had 83,174: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I have taken
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
September 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I have taken
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
Baffling discovery this morning that @michaelhobbes.bsky.social was (blissfully?) unaware of the existence of leftist lift bros. That's like 43% of my IG feed by volume - but I appreciate that my algo is probably pretty niche
September 23, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Baffling discovery this morning that @michaelhobbes.bsky.social was (blissfully?) unaware of the existence of leftist lift bros. That's like 43% of my IG feed by volume - but I appreciate that my algo is probably pretty niche
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The Green Party now has 78,000 members.
Thats 10,000+ new members this month alone who want to draw the line.
I know there are so many more people who want to take a stand.
Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
Thats 10,000+ new members this month alone who want to draw the line.
I know there are so many more people who want to take a stand.
Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
September 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The Green Party now has 78,000 members.
Thats 10,000+ new members this month alone who want to draw the line.
I know there are so many more people who want to take a stand.
Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
Thats 10,000+ new members this month alone who want to draw the line.
I know there are so many more people who want to take a stand.
Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
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❗The biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade is coming to Great Yarmouth and we need your help to stop it.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...
Great Yarmouth to Host Britain’s Biggest White Power Concert in Years – HOPE not hate
Great Yarmouth is set to host the largest white power music gig held in the UK for at least 10 years, HOPE not hate can...
hopenothate.org.uk
August 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
❗The biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade is coming to Great Yarmouth and we need your help to stop it.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...
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Union Jacks and St George’s crosses are going up on lampposts across the UK. The Daily Mail called those behind it an “army of patriots.”
But the truth is very different.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/o...
But the truth is very different.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/o...
‘Operation Raise the Colours’ Organised by Well-Known Far-Right Extremists – HOPE not hate
Union Jacks and the crosses of St George have begun to appear on lampposts up and down the UK in recent days. Much of the...
hopenothate.org.uk
August 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Union Jacks and St George’s crosses are going up on lampposts across the UK. The Daily Mail called those behind it an “army of patriots.”
But the truth is very different.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/o...
But the truth is very different.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/o...
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🚨 Protest outside the Reform UK conference on Friday 5th September at the Birmingham NEC 🚨
🕰️ : 4.30pm
📍 : Birmingham International Train Station
Time to kick racist Reform out of Brum! ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿
🕰️ : 4.30pm
📍 : Birmingham International Train Station
Time to kick racist Reform out of Brum! ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿
August 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
🚨 Protest outside the Reform UK conference on Friday 5th September at the Birmingham NEC 🚨
🕰️ : 4.30pm
📍 : Birmingham International Train Station
Time to kick racist Reform out of Brum! ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿
🕰️ : 4.30pm
📍 : Birmingham International Train Station
Time to kick racist Reform out of Brum! ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿
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The silence on the persecution of trans people is deafening.
Let’s remember why we’re doing this: to transform society so that everyone can live in dignity.
My interview with @tribunemagazine.bsky.social on the need for a real, democratic alternative.
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/08/jere...
My interview with @tribunemagazine.bsky.social on the need for a real, democratic alternative.
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/08/jere...
Jeremy Corbyn: People Have Been Denied an Alternative
In a wide-ranging interview with Tribune, Jeremy Corbyn discusses his hopes for the new Left party, the potential for coalition building, and his determination to overcome sectarianism on the way to f...
tribunemag.co.uk
August 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The silence on the persecution of trans people is deafening.
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The BBC is explicitly, consciously pivoting right to pander to a party with just 5 MPs.
Where's the outrage?
Where's the coverage?!
They are converting our national broadcaster into a mouthpiece for the far right and no one is doing anything about it!
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
Where's the outrage?
Where's the coverage?!
They are converting our national broadcaster into a mouthpiece for the far right and no one is doing anything about it!
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output
The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage’s party
bylinetimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The BBC is explicitly, consciously pivoting right to pander to a party with just 5 MPs.
Where's the outrage?
Where's the coverage?!
They are converting our national broadcaster into a mouthpiece for the far right and no one is doing anything about it!
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
Where's the outrage?
Where's the coverage?!
They are converting our national broadcaster into a mouthpiece for the far right and no one is doing anything about it!
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
I just signed the campaign: Pass the Employment Rights Bill in full. Every name that is added builds momentum around the campaign and makes it more likely for us to get the change we want to see.
Will you join me by taking action on this campaign?
www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/pa...
Will you join me by taking action on this campaign?
www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/pa...
Pass the Employment Rights Bill – in full, without delay
The biggest upgrade in workers’ rights in a generation is within reach. But Tory peers and big business want to water it down. Add your name now to demand the House of Lords passes the Employment Righ...
www.megaphone.org.uk
June 5, 2025 at 9:18 AM
I just signed the campaign: Pass the Employment Rights Bill in full. Every name that is added builds momentum around the campaign and makes it more likely for us to get the change we want to see.
Will you join me by taking action on this campaign?
www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/pa...
Will you join me by taking action on this campaign?
www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/pa...
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Far-right group Britain First protest in #Birmingham against immigration, marching through city centre streets (17.05.2025) followed of a mass rally in Victoria Square; as anti-fascist activists hold a counter demonstration to challenge a rise in racism and hate.
youtu.be/sG-d1MOYBZA?...
youtu.be/sG-d1MOYBZA?...
"Who protects the Nazis?!" - Britain First clash with anti-fascists in Birmingham (UK)
YouTube video by IAmBirmingham
youtu.be
May 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Far-right group Britain First protest in #Birmingham against immigration, marching through city centre streets (17.05.2025) followed of a mass rally in Victoria Square; as anti-fascist activists hold a counter demonstration to challenge a rise in racism and hate.
youtu.be/sG-d1MOYBZA?...
youtu.be/sG-d1MOYBZA?...
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The Equality Act 2010 hasn’t changed, and the EHRC’s Codes of Practice are non-binding. They’re guidance, not gospel.
Policy decisions must be based on the actual law, not politically influenced interpretations.
tacc.org.uk/2025/05/22/t...
Policy decisions must be based on the actual law, not politically influenced interpretations.
tacc.org.uk/2025/05/22/t...
May 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The Equality Act 2010 hasn’t changed, and the EHRC’s Codes of Practice are non-binding. They’re guidance, not gospel.
Policy decisions must be based on the actual law, not politically influenced interpretations.
tacc.org.uk/2025/05/22/t...
Policy decisions must be based on the actual law, not politically influenced interpretations.
tacc.org.uk/2025/05/22/t...
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Protest in Birmingham
There's going to be the regular/usual protest in Birmingham on the 25th of May, at 3pm in front of the council house in Victoria Square, B3 3SD, for trans rights and against the EHRC, and the latest anti-immigration rhetoric of the government.
May 22, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Protest in Birmingham