Dave Merritt
@butwhatifitsall.bsky.social
Gen Xer (1965), benefitted from the golden age of the UK welfare state and social mobility. Career in social housing (remember that?) now retired. Father of Jack Merritt, killed in the 2019 Fishmongers’ Hall attack. Writing a book. Food. Music. Politics.
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Another stunning photo encapsulating how far America has fallen
November 16, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Another stunning photo encapsulating how far America has fallen
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A fascinating and revealing thread.
People from mining areas don't want the pits to reopen. Mining is hard, dangerous work.
What they want is the highly paid jobs that enable their communities to flourish.
People from mining areas don't want the pits to reopen. Mining is hard, dangerous work.
What they want is the highly paid jobs that enable their communities to flourish.
Okay, I can't let this one go. I live in Ireland, not the UK, but the use of this image by a supposedly socialist party is so stupid and offensive, I'm going to get stuck in.
Let me explain to you why any experienced illustrator/designer could have stopped you making so many miserable mistakes. 1/
Let me explain to you why any experienced illustrator/designer could have stopped you making so many miserable mistakes. 1/
November 16, 2025 at 7:14 AM
A fascinating and revealing thread.
People from mining areas don't want the pits to reopen. Mining is hard, dangerous work.
What they want is the highly paid jobs that enable their communities to flourish.
People from mining areas don't want the pits to reopen. Mining is hard, dangerous work.
What they want is the highly paid jobs that enable their communities to flourish.
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To say one more thing on this, is there anyone who believes that Maurice Glasman has any idea about how AI works? Maurice do you know what back propagation is? Training vs testing datasets? The transformer model? Or are you just retrofitting your prejudices to contemporary technology?
November 16, 2025 at 12:45 AM
To say one more thing on this, is there anyone who believes that Maurice Glasman has any idea about how AI works? Maurice do you know what back propagation is? Training vs testing datasets? The transformer model? Or are you just retrofitting your prejudices to contemporary technology?
This, people, this. Please repost. The stakes could not be higher.
Buckle up - because this now amounts to a direct and deliberate attack on our country and its cultural sovereignty. Which side our politicians take - Trump's or the BBC's - over the coming days and weeks will speak volumes about their patriotism.
Trump says he will sue BBC for at least $1bn over Panorama edit
The US president confirmed he intends to sue the broadcaster for at least $1bn over the Panorama edit of a 2021 speech.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
This, people, this. Please repost. The stakes could not be higher.
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MAGAts hate LGBTQIA+ but they clapped like trained seals when tRump simulated felatio on a microphone stand while finishing up his senile dementia rallies last year. tRump also opined about the size of Arnold Palmer’s hog.
They voted for him anyway.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #tRumpBlowie
They voted for him anyway.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #tRumpBlowie
November 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
MAGAts hate LGBTQIA+ but they clapped like trained seals when tRump simulated felatio on a microphone stand while finishing up his senile dementia rallies last year. tRump also opined about the size of Arnold Palmer’s hog.
They voted for him anyway.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #tRumpBlowie
They voted for him anyway.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #tRumpBlowie
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The usual suspects are telling Dems that Epstein won’t win elections, get back to “affordability” and I think my head might explode. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
Force A Referendum On The Epstein Coverup
It divides Republicans much more than "affordability" or any other economic issue.
www.offmessage.net
November 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The usual suspects are telling Dems that Epstein won’t win elections, get back to “affordability” and I think my head might explode. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
I have been proudly boycotting Starbucks for over 20 years.
Lots of great non-Starbucks options for your coffee! Pay them a visit until the greedy Starbucks owners decide to treat their workers with dignity.
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I have been proudly boycotting Starbucks for over 20 years.
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This is so so disturbing. Trump is now pardoning January 6th rioters for unrelated crimes, just to reward them for their violence to keep him in power.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction
Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction
The new pardon ends a legal clash over the limits of Trump’s sweeping Day One clemency for those who stormed the Capitol.
dlvr.it
November 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is so so disturbing. Trump is now pardoning January 6th rioters for unrelated crimes, just to reward them for their violence to keep him in power.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
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"I never thought leopards would eat MY face,” sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene edition
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Marjorie Taylor Greene edition
November 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"I never thought leopards would eat MY face,” sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene edition
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Marjorie Taylor Greene edition
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Interesting to see so many great British patriots right now begging an American president to bankrupt one of Britain’s last remaining truly national institutions.
November 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Interesting to see so many great British patriots right now begging an American president to bankrupt one of Britain’s last remaining truly national institutions.
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Before anyone gets too carried away here.
Anthony Fauci says Marjorie Taylor Greene drove death threats against him
Ex-leader of US Covid response said congresswoman and Fox News sparked ‘credible death threats’ against him and his family
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Before anyone gets too carried away here.
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#DemocratHoax is the best he's got. But.....ummm...?!?!
November 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
#DemocratHoax is the best he's got. But.....ummm...?!?!
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dress like what you want to go home with
November 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
dress like what you want to go home with
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I'm running out of 🍿🍿🍿
November 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I'm running out of 🍿🍿🍿
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Have you noticed now that the Epstein files all point back to Donald Trump, his MAGA base wants to change the motherf*cking subject?
These reporters aren’t having it. 🔥🔥🔥
These reporters aren’t having it. 🔥🔥🔥
November 15, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Have you noticed now that the Epstein files all point back to Donald Trump, his MAGA base wants to change the motherf*cking subject?
These reporters aren’t having it. 🔥🔥🔥
These reporters aren’t having it. 🔥🔥🔥
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It's real, and it's mind-blowing.
A complete lack of awareness and a national embarrassment.
A complete lack of awareness and a national embarrassment.
Just some British patriots in Benidorm, taking over a street in Spain to shout in their own language about unwanted foreigners. It’s a blessing that they are too thick to understand irony.
November 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
It's real, and it's mind-blowing.
A complete lack of awareness and a national embarrassment.
A complete lack of awareness and a national embarrassment.
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If I came from a family that has held a seat in House of Lords for 7 generations and used it to protect their vast empire from Tax and Inheritance Tax.
I probably wouldn't be complaining about free bus passes for Senior Citizens.
You'd look ridiculous.
I probably wouldn't be complaining about free bus passes for Senior Citizens.
You'd look ridiculous.
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
If I came from a family that has held a seat in House of Lords for 7 generations and used it to protect their vast empire from Tax and Inheritance Tax.
I probably wouldn't be complaining about free bus passes for Senior Citizens.
You'd look ridiculous.
I probably wouldn't be complaining about free bus passes for Senior Citizens.
You'd look ridiculous.
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Wow. Bill Pulte, who is head of Federal housing financing administration and looking at all of trumps enemies mortgages like a huge dork douche, is ten years younger than me. He’s 37. He looks like he’s at least 55
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Wow. Bill Pulte, who is head of Federal housing financing administration and looking at all of trumps enemies mortgages like a huge dork douche, is ten years younger than me. He’s 37. He looks like he’s at least 55
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“Old people are nostalgic. Think everything was better when they were young” shock!
November 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“Old people are nostalgic. Think everything was better when they were young” shock!
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
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Sooo, embarrassing! 😮💨
Just some British patriots in Benidorm, taking over a street in Spain to shout in their own language about unwanted foreigners. It’s a blessing that they are too thick to understand irony.
November 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Sooo, embarrassing! 😮💨
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