Bicerin
@bicerin.bsky.social
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Current affairs, environment, arts, history & culture. Rugby too.🤷🏻♂️
Hope to be back in the EU before too long!
#FBPE
Inequality drives poverty. End it: #FairTaxSystem.
#UBI
Alba shaor!
A luta continua! ✊
Turkish protest pic: Erdem Sahin/EPA-EFE
Current affairs, environment, arts, history & culture. Rugby too.🤷🏻♂️
Hope to be back in the EU before too long!
#FBPE
Inequality drives poverty. End it: #FairTaxSystem.
#UBI
Alba shaor!
A luta continua! ✊
Turkish protest pic: Erdem Sahin/EPA-EFE
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Bicerin
@bicerin.bsky.social
· Nov 29
“I want everything but I don’t want to pay anything for it.” basically sums up the views of the right & the wealthy.
Billionaires are by definition extractive of far more of the society around them than they give to it. The same society they benefit from, which allows them the life they enjoy.
Billionaires are by definition extractive of far more of the society around them than they give to it. The same society they benefit from, which allows them the life they enjoy.
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And they still occupy Cuba and no one wants them there. What the US has done to Cuba for over 60yrs is criminal.
February 12, 2026 at 7:28 AM
And they still occupy Cuba and no one wants them there. What the US has done to Cuba for over 60yrs is criminal.
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Reform UK approached Bangor University to ask whether Sarah Pochin (Reform MP) could come to debate. They said no, and this is the response they get
Reform would behave exactly as Donald Trump. Don't agree with them, and they will penalise, threaten, defund, and cancel you. They are proto fascists.
Reform would behave exactly as Donald Trump. Don't agree with them, and they will penalise, threaten, defund, and cancel you. They are proto fascists.
February 10, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Reform UK approached Bangor University to ask whether Sarah Pochin (Reform MP) could come to debate. They said no, and this is the response they get
Reform would behave exactly as Donald Trump. Don't agree with them, and they will penalise, threaten, defund, and cancel you. They are proto fascists.
Reform would behave exactly as Donald Trump. Don't agree with them, and they will penalise, threaten, defund, and cancel you. They are proto fascists.
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I don’t think Reform Ltd wanted a debate they wanted a platform. They approached the Student Union not the University. The Student Union is not the University. The Student Union doesn’t receive the government funding Reform Ltd refer to. Funny how facts rapidly destroy Reform Ltd’s argument.
February 11, 2026 at 7:11 AM
I don’t think Reform Ltd wanted a debate they wanted a platform. They approached the Student Union not the University. The Student Union is not the University. The Student Union doesn’t receive the government funding Reform Ltd refer to. Funny how facts rapidly destroy Reform Ltd’s argument.
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What these “but why do people hate Starmer SO MUCH” takes come down to is so shallow.
Starmer doesn’t sound or look like a firebrand so what’s the big deal?
Immune to questions of SUBSTANCE - he’s liar, enabled a genocide, pandered to anti-migrant politics & global Fascism.
Starmer doesn’t sound or look like a firebrand so what’s the big deal?
Immune to questions of SUBSTANCE - he’s liar, enabled a genocide, pandered to anti-migrant politics & global Fascism.
February 11, 2026 at 8:22 AM
What these “but why do people hate Starmer SO MUCH” takes come down to is so shallow.
Starmer doesn’t sound or look like a firebrand so what’s the big deal?
Immune to questions of SUBSTANCE - he’s liar, enabled a genocide, pandered to anti-migrant politics & global Fascism.
Starmer doesn’t sound or look like a firebrand so what’s the big deal?
Immune to questions of SUBSTANCE - he’s liar, enabled a genocide, pandered to anti-migrant politics & global Fascism.
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When will people learn not to trust something named Palantir. It's in the name hello
"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
Palantir's Swiss Exit Highlights Global Data Sovereignty Challenge | NewsCase
Switzerland's military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence ag
www.newscase.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:40 AM
When will people learn not to trust something named Palantir. It's in the name hello
#UK #By-electionPetition
“It is an established #constitutional principle that at #UKGeneralElections, voters cast their vote for individual candidates, and not the political party they represent.”
BS. Fact is people vote for the party. Comfy MPs know this.🙄
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
“It is an established #constitutional principle that at #UKGeneralElections, voters cast their vote for individual candidates, and not the political party they represent.”
BS. Fact is people vote for the party. Comfy MPs know this.🙄
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
petition.parliament.uk
February 11, 2026 at 8:13 AM
#UK #By-electionPetition
“It is an established #constitutional principle that at #UKGeneralElections, voters cast their vote for individual candidates, and not the political party they represent.”
BS. Fact is people vote for the party. Comfy MPs know this.🙄
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
“It is an established #constitutional principle that at #UKGeneralElections, voters cast their vote for individual candidates, and not the political party they represent.”
BS. Fact is people vote for the party. Comfy MPs know this.🙄
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Channel 4's 'Palestine Action, The Truth behind the ban' reveals that despite all the things the govt claimed & implied about PA (Iranian backed, violent, secret intel etc), the real reason they proscribed the group as terrorists was because PA was damaging property. Thats it.
February 10, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Channel 4's 'Palestine Action, The Truth behind the ban' reveals that despite all the things the govt claimed & implied about PA (Iranian backed, violent, secret intel etc), the real reason they proscribed the group as terrorists was because PA was damaging property. Thats it.
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NEW
Three reasons why the Mandelson disclosure exercise will be a shock for the government
Ministers and officials usually are in control of disclosure exercises - but here they will not be - and why that matters
A detailed post by me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/three-reas...
Three reasons why the Mandelson disclosure exercise will be a shock for the government
Ministers and officials usually are in control of disclosure exercises - but here they will not be - and why that matters
A detailed post by me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/three-reas...
February 10, 2026 at 10:56 AM
NEW
Three reasons why the Mandelson disclosure exercise will be a shock for the government
Ministers and officials usually are in control of disclosure exercises - but here they will not be - and why that matters
A detailed post by me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/three-reas...
Three reasons why the Mandelson disclosure exercise will be a shock for the government
Ministers and officials usually are in control of disclosure exercises - but here they will not be - and why that matters
A detailed post by me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/three-reas...
Labour “peer”, McCabe just doesn’t get it or - more likely - he’s gaslighting everyone.
It’s not about ignoring #immigration (nobody is). It’s the answers that are the issue and #Labour #Starmer #Mahmood etc. are just banging the Reform drum.
#BylineTimes
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/starmer-co...
It’s not about ignoring #immigration (nobody is). It’s the answers that are the issue and #Labour #Starmer #Mahmood etc. are just banging the Reform drum.
#BylineTimes
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/starmer-co...
February 10, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Labour “peer”, McCabe just doesn’t get it or - more likely - he’s gaslighting everyone.
It’s not about ignoring #immigration (nobody is). It’s the answers that are the issue and #Labour #Starmer #Mahmood etc. are just banging the Reform drum.
#BylineTimes
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/starmer-co...
It’s not about ignoring #immigration (nobody is). It’s the answers that are the issue and #Labour #Starmer #Mahmood etc. are just banging the Reform drum.
#BylineTimes
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/starmer-co...
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Hopefully he's right and the land reverts back to the Palestinians.
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"Retired Israeli Major General Itzhak Brik said that Israel could collapse before its 100th anniversary in 2048 due to deep internal divisions and growing international isolation.
In an opinion piece for Maariv, he described
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"Retired Israeli Major General Itzhak Brik said that Israel could collapse before its 100th anniversary in 2048 due to deep internal divisions and growing international isolation.
In an opinion piece for Maariv, he described
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Hopefully he's right and the land reverts back to the Palestinians.
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"Retired Israeli Major General Itzhak Brik said that Israel could collapse before its 100th anniversary in 2048 due to deep internal divisions and growing international isolation.
In an opinion piece for Maariv, he described
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"Retired Israeli Major General Itzhak Brik said that Israel could collapse before its 100th anniversary in 2048 due to deep internal divisions and growing international isolation.
In an opinion piece for Maariv, he described
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Bad Bunny… Makes Super Bowl History With Record-Breaking Halftime Viewership of Around 135-141 Million… 🌎🔥
February 9, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Bad Bunny… Makes Super Bowl History With Record-Breaking Halftime Viewership of Around 135-141 Million… 🌎🔥
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Artist Ari Kuschnir created an imagined commercial for the Melania movie. This should have been aired during the Super Bowl.
February 9, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Artist Ari Kuschnir created an imagined commercial for the Melania movie. This should have been aired during the Super Bowl.
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Film of the Israeli extermination of The State of Palestine.
BTW thanks for helping to expose the reality of Israeli land theft and crimes against Humanity in the public domain 👍
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJZO...
BTW thanks for helping to expose the reality of Israeli land theft and crimes against Humanity in the public domain 👍
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJZO...
West Bank settler expansion: a year on the frontline
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Film of the Israeli extermination of The State of Palestine.
BTW thanks for helping to expose the reality of Israeli land theft and crimes against Humanity in the public domain 👍
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJZO...
BTW thanks for helping to expose the reality of Israeli land theft and crimes against Humanity in the public domain 👍
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJZO...
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I hope this clears up any confusion.
February 8, 2026 at 12:52 PM
I hope this clears up any confusion.
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By a former Israeli PM
February 8, 2026 at 3:43 AM
By a former Israeli PM
Oops! Helicopter for Vonn. Think y’all need to have a rethink. It’s not an inspiring story of comeback, but rather one of hubris and selfishness.
February 8, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Oops! Helicopter for Vonn. Think y’all need to have a rethink. It’s not an inspiring story of comeback, but rather one of hubris and selfishness.
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The hypocrisy is off the scale. Does a puff piece in The Times. Then sends a notice via the press regulator telling journalists, those worthy of the name, not to harass him.
February 7, 2026 at 11:54 AM
The hypocrisy is off the scale. Does a puff piece in The Times. Then sends a notice via the press regulator telling journalists, those worthy of the name, not to harass him.
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£99987 and counting: graduates trapped by student loans.
Govt froze repayment threshold. By 2030, be at minimum wage.
At the margin grads pay 20% inc tax + 8%NIC +9% repayment. Insane.
Loan increases, if not repaid.
Grads can't buy home, start family/business.
Abolish Uni fees. Write-off debt.
Govt froze repayment threshold. By 2030, be at minimum wage.
At the margin grads pay 20% inc tax + 8%NIC +9% repayment. Insane.
Loan increases, if not repaid.
Grads can't buy home, start family/business.
Abolish Uni fees. Write-off debt.
£99,987 and counting: graduates trapped by ballooning student loans
As their debts rise, graduates reveal how loans are reshaping careers, finances and faith in the system
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:38 AM
£99987 and counting: graduates trapped by student loans.
Govt froze repayment threshold. By 2030, be at minimum wage.
At the margin grads pay 20% inc tax + 8%NIC +9% repayment. Insane.
Loan increases, if not repaid.
Grads can't buy home, start family/business.
Abolish Uni fees. Write-off debt.
Govt froze repayment threshold. By 2030, be at minimum wage.
At the margin grads pay 20% inc tax + 8%NIC +9% repayment. Insane.
Loan increases, if not repaid.
Grads can't buy home, start family/business.
Abolish Uni fees. Write-off debt.
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‘On a knife edge’: can England’s red squirrel population be saved?
‘On a knife edge’: can England’s red squirrel population be saved?
Government plans to protect species by increasing woodland and removing greys, but campaigners say it needs to go further
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:23 PM
‘On a knife edge’: can England’s red squirrel population be saved?
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Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every American needs to watch this:
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Epstein’s Darkest Secret EXPOSED
YouTube video by Double Down News
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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Zohran Mamdani overcame millions of dollars of superPAC and billionaire money to win his race.
One reason why? New York City’s public financing system. Watch:
One reason why? New York City’s public financing system. Watch:
February 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Zohran Mamdani overcame millions of dollars of superPAC and billionaire money to win his race.
One reason why? New York City’s public financing system. Watch:
One reason why? New York City’s public financing system. Watch: