John Blackwillow
@blackwillow1.bsky.social
Politics(over on the left). Poetry(I write). Science, nature and other stuff. ADHD(so I don't sleep much at night). Socialist not communist, veggie not vegan. From Stoke-on-Trent, England. Joined with @1tinyanarchist.bsky.social
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Farage seems to have gone quiet - Reform just posting stuff about removing the pensions of Civil Servants who let in rapists without mentioning Farage’s support for a convicted rapist.
December 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Farage seems to have gone quiet - Reform just posting stuff about removing the pensions of Civil Servants who let in rapists without mentioning Farage’s support for a convicted rapist.
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"Born of fairy blood
I dance with my own darkness
Howling with the wolves and witches
I roam the edges in conversation
With ravens and owls
Blood coursing through my veins
As I imbibe the sweetest nectar
Of my own existence
I am madness and I am magic"
©Arlene Bailey
Art: Beth Wildwood
I dance with my own darkness
Howling with the wolves and witches
I roam the edges in conversation
With ravens and owls
Blood coursing through my veins
As I imbibe the sweetest nectar
Of my own existence
I am madness and I am magic"
©Arlene Bailey
Art: Beth Wildwood
December 31, 2025 at 1:04 AM
"Born of fairy blood
I dance with my own darkness
Howling with the wolves and witches
I roam the edges in conversation
With ravens and owls
Blood coursing through my veins
As I imbibe the sweetest nectar
Of my own existence
I am madness and I am magic"
©Arlene Bailey
Art: Beth Wildwood
I dance with my own darkness
Howling with the wolves and witches
I roam the edges in conversation
With ravens and owls
Blood coursing through my veins
As I imbibe the sweetest nectar
Of my own existence
I am madness and I am magic"
©Arlene Bailey
Art: Beth Wildwood
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One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
December 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
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NEW: A judge in the Kilmar Abrego case just UNSEALED a Dec 3rd order showing DOJ lied to the court when it said that Blanche's office didn't have anything to do with the decision to prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/
December 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
NEW: A judge in the Kilmar Abrego case just UNSEALED a Dec 3rd order showing DOJ lied to the court when it said that Blanche's office didn't have anything to do with the decision to prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/
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I urge people to note that when they say “politics” they mean “continuing to enforce the Thatcherite consensus with a thin veneer of public consent”; that these things are the same thing, to them, and that a lot of very nasty people have big ideas about what must be done, if “politics is broken”.
December 30, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I urge people to note that when they say “politics” they mean “continuing to enforce the Thatcherite consensus with a thin veneer of public consent”; that these things are the same thing, to them, and that a lot of very nasty people have big ideas about what must be done, if “politics is broken”.
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BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
December 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
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This is authoritarian rot in plain sight. A DOJ weaponized against “enemies” of a sitting president isn’t law enforcement — it’s vengeance. That’s how democracies die: not overnight, but when power decides dissent is a crime.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
December 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This is authoritarian rot in plain sight. A DOJ weaponized against “enemies” of a sitting president isn’t law enforcement — it’s vengeance. That’s how democracies die: not overnight, but when power decides dissent is a crime.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Supporters of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK held the most extreme views of any party backers, with 71% saying that having British ancestry was a prerequisite for someone to be truly British(Guardian 30.12). So that rules out the Royal Family
December 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Supporters of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK held the most extreme views of any party backers, with 71% saying that having British ancestry was a prerequisite for someone to be truly British(Guardian 30.12). So that rules out the Royal Family
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Look who turns 11 years old today!
Still acts like a puppy! 😍😍
Still acts like a puppy! 😍😍
December 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Look who turns 11 years old today!
Still acts like a puppy! 😍😍
Still acts like a puppy! 😍😍
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In Minnetonka, Minnesota, a video captured dozens of ICE goons exiting a public library, escorting a single man during the “Metro Surge” operation.
December 30, 2025 at 3:14 AM
In Minnetonka, Minnesota, a video captured dozens of ICE goons exiting a public library, escorting a single man during the “Metro Surge” operation.
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Beavers are just one of the animals we’ve helped bring back to London after centuries.
Can’t wait to see what David Attenborough uncovers in his new series Wild London on the BBC on New Year’s Day.
Can’t wait to see what David Attenborough uncovers in his new series Wild London on the BBC on New Year’s Day.
‘Cities need nature to be happy’: David Attenborough seeks out London’s hidden wildlife
Attenborough, 99, enthuses about Tube-riding pigeons, foxes, parakeets and others in Wild London for the BBC
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Beavers are just one of the animals we’ve helped bring back to London after centuries.
Can’t wait to see what David Attenborough uncovers in his new series Wild London on the BBC on New Year’s Day.
Can’t wait to see what David Attenborough uncovers in his new series Wild London on the BBC on New Year’s Day.
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Hot off the press…
December 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Hot off the press…
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Formally categorised as extinct on the IUCN Red List in 2025
🔴 Slender-billed curlew
🟡 Christmas Island shrew
🟠 3 Australian mammals
🟤 a species of ebony tree and Hawaiian lobelioid
⚫ a cone snail
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
🔴 Slender-billed curlew
🟡 Christmas Island shrew
🟠 3 Australian mammals
🟤 a species of ebony tree and Hawaiian lobelioid
⚫ a cone snail
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Declared extinct in 2025: A look back at some of the species we lost
Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, they’re now formally categorized as extinct on the IUCN Red List, considered the...
news.mongabay.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Formally categorised as extinct on the IUCN Red List in 2025
🔴 Slender-billed curlew
🟡 Christmas Island shrew
🟠 3 Australian mammals
🟤 a species of ebony tree and Hawaiian lobelioid
⚫ a cone snail
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
🔴 Slender-billed curlew
🟡 Christmas Island shrew
🟠 3 Australian mammals
🟤 a species of ebony tree and Hawaiian lobelioid
⚫ a cone snail
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
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Once again Nigel Farage has been denied a knighthood. Still eligible for a white hood.
December 30, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Once again Nigel Farage has been denied a knighthood. Still eligible for a white hood.
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They'll blame you for them coming and blame you again for them leaving.
Why politicians trying to appease the anti-immigrant press is a complete hiding for nothing
Why politicians trying to appease the anti-immigrant press is a complete hiding for nothing
December 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
They'll blame you for them coming and blame you again for them leaving.
Why politicians trying to appease the anti-immigrant press is a complete hiding for nothing
Why politicians trying to appease the anti-immigrant press is a complete hiding for nothing
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The crumbling NHS.
In England.
In England.
December 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The crumbling NHS.
In England.
In England.
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This is how you do it folks
December 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This is how you do it folks
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McMurdoch - young man made mistakes
Farage - young man can’t be held to account for the things said
el-Fattah - accountable for every word ever said
Begum - at 15 very much old enough to suffer the consequences of her actions.
Can’t quite figure out what the last 2 are, that the first 2 aren’t.
Farage - young man can’t be held to account for the things said
el-Fattah - accountable for every word ever said
Begum - at 15 very much old enough to suffer the consequences of her actions.
Can’t quite figure out what the last 2 are, that the first 2 aren’t.
December 30, 2025 at 3:59 AM
McMurdoch - young man made mistakes
Farage - young man can’t be held to account for the things said
el-Fattah - accountable for every word ever said
Begum - at 15 very much old enough to suffer the consequences of her actions.
Can’t quite figure out what the last 2 are, that the first 2 aren’t.
Farage - young man can’t be held to account for the things said
el-Fattah - accountable for every word ever said
Begum - at 15 very much old enough to suffer the consequences of her actions.
Can’t quite figure out what the last 2 are, that the first 2 aren’t.
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More than 50% in wales Scotland and Northern Ireland identify as Welsh Scottish and Irish only
Not British !
Britishness It’s an English thing !
Not British !
Britishness It’s an English thing !
December 30, 2025 at 5:03 AM
More than 50% in wales Scotland and Northern Ireland identify as Welsh Scottish and Irish only
Not British !
Britishness It’s an English thing !
Not British !
Britishness It’s an English thing !
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Has he thought this one through?
December 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Has he thought this one through?
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The 51st state.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
Chlorinated chicken row as US seeks leverage over stalled UK tech pact
Britain is facing renewed pressure from the White House to allow American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into UK supermarkets.
www.farminguk.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The 51st state.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.