Fred Sprague 🍉🇵🇸
@frederickds.bsky.social
Union member: NEU and Unite. DSA member. Socialist and Union man. "We all do better when we all do better" -Paul Wellstone #LFGM
Don't tell them that a good number of the players on non US teams in the upcoming World Baseball Classic (the baseball world cup) are dual nationals. Are they all 'traitors'?
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/fox-ne...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/fox-ne...
Fox Host Asks Vance If U.S.-Born Olympian Should Lose ‘Status’ Skiing For China
“What do you think her status should be? Should it be changed?” anchor Martha MacCallum asked the vice president about Eileen Gu.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Don't tell them that a good number of the players on non US teams in the upcoming World Baseball Classic (the baseball world cup) are dual nationals. Are they all 'traitors'?
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/fox-ne...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/fox-ne...
Jesse Jackson, the American civil rights fighter, has died, aged 84.
Rest in power.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/17/n...
Rest in power.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/17/n...
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died - The Boston Globe
Jackson led a lifetime of crusades in the United States and abroad, advocating for the poor and underrepresented on issues from voting rights and job opportunities to education and health care.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Jesse Jackson, the American civil rights fighter, has died, aged 84.
Rest in power.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/17/n...
Rest in power.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/17/n...
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BREAKING - WE HAVE WON!
Following a successful Judicial Review brought by Huda Ammori, and a sustained campaign of defiance by defend our juries leading to almost 3,000 ‘terror’ arrests, the ban on Palestine Action has been ruled unlawful in the courts.
Following a successful Judicial Review brought by Huda Ammori, and a sustained campaign of defiance by defend our juries leading to almost 3,000 ‘terror’ arrests, the ban on Palestine Action has been ruled unlawful in the courts.
February 13, 2026 at 11:04 AM
BREAKING - WE HAVE WON!
Following a successful Judicial Review brought by Huda Ammori, and a sustained campaign of defiance by defend our juries leading to almost 3,000 ‘terror’ arrests, the ban on Palestine Action has been ruled unlawful in the courts.
Following a successful Judicial Review brought by Huda Ammori, and a sustained campaign of defiance by defend our juries leading to almost 3,000 ‘terror’ arrests, the ban on Palestine Action has been ruled unlawful in the courts.
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The Prime Minister says he changed the Labour Party.
He's right. He changed it from a party of principle, workers and peace, to a party of patronage, the establishment and war.
Poverty, corruption and complicity in genocide. That will be his government's legacy.
He's right. He changed it from a party of principle, workers and peace, to a party of patronage, the establishment and war.
Poverty, corruption and complicity in genocide. That will be his government's legacy.
February 11, 2026 at 12:16 PM
The Prime Minister says he changed the Labour Party.
He's right. He changed it from a party of principle, workers and peace, to a party of patronage, the establishment and war.
Poverty, corruption and complicity in genocide. That will be his government's legacy.
He's right. He changed it from a party of principle, workers and peace, to a party of patronage, the establishment and war.
Poverty, corruption and complicity in genocide. That will be his government's legacy.
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The @uaw.org has won a tentative agreement from VW nearly two years after workers voted to unionize in Chattanooga.
Over 3,000 workers will get:
- A 20% raise
- Better healthcare
- A bonus of about $6,550 per worker upon ratification
And much more.
Over 3,000 workers will get:
- A 20% raise
- Better healthcare
- A bonus of about $6,550 per worker upon ratification
And much more.
February 5, 2026 at 2:53 PM
The @uaw.org has won a tentative agreement from VW nearly two years after workers voted to unionize in Chattanooga.
Over 3,000 workers will get:
- A 20% raise
- Better healthcare
- A bonus of about $6,550 per worker upon ratification
And much more.
Over 3,000 workers will get:
- A 20% raise
- Better healthcare
- A bonus of about $6,550 per worker upon ratification
And much more.
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Just after welcoming the US violation of the UN charter in kidnapping Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, the UK says it’s always been a strong supporter of the UN.
January 17, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Just after welcoming the US violation of the UN charter in kidnapping Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, the UK says it’s always been a strong supporter of the UN.
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🚨🇪🇺 Brexit WOW moment 🇪🇺🚨
The Brexitgraph Telegraph published a full-blown obituary for Brexit:
📉 GDP down 8%
📉 Investment down 18%
📉 Productivity down 4%
📉 Employment down 4%
❌ No trade benefits
❌ No regulatory freedom
❌ No upside whatsoever
Do you agree it’s time to end Brexit?
The Brexitgraph Telegraph published a full-blown obituary for Brexit:
📉 GDP down 8%
📉 Investment down 18%
📉 Productivity down 4%
📉 Employment down 4%
❌ No trade benefits
❌ No regulatory freedom
❌ No upside whatsoever
Do you agree it’s time to end Brexit?
January 14, 2026 at 8:06 AM
🚨🇪🇺 Brexit WOW moment 🇪🇺🚨
The Brexitgraph Telegraph published a full-blown obituary for Brexit:
📉 GDP down 8%
📉 Investment down 18%
📉 Productivity down 4%
📉 Employment down 4%
❌ No trade benefits
❌ No regulatory freedom
❌ No upside whatsoever
Do you agree it’s time to end Brexit?
The Brexitgraph Telegraph published a full-blown obituary for Brexit:
📉 GDP down 8%
📉 Investment down 18%
📉 Productivity down 4%
📉 Employment down 4%
❌ No trade benefits
❌ No regulatory freedom
❌ No upside whatsoever
Do you agree it’s time to end Brexit?
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“Emerson does not have a mother today because one of you murdered a woman in cold blood yesterday.”
January 8, 2026 at 4:16 PM
“Emerson does not have a mother today because one of you murdered a woman in cold blood yesterday.”
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Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
January 8, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
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We commend Abby Phillip for calling out the casual anti-Muslim bigotry that Scott Jennings levelled against Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan for voluntarily wearing a hijab out of respect during a mosque visit.
December 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
We commend Abby Phillip for calling out the casual anti-Muslim bigotry that Scott Jennings levelled against Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan for voluntarily wearing a hijab out of respect during a mosque visit.
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LOWKEY - The Best of Us (Official Music Video)
LOWKEY - The Best of Us (Official Music Video)
Lowkey's POWERFUL New Song on Palestine Hunger Strikers
www.doubledown.news
December 26, 2025 at 12:26 PM
LOWKEY - The Best of Us (Official Music Video)
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Happy Christmas all x
December 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Happy Christmas all x
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As sure as night follows day, Labour cowardly cave in to the Daily Mail
December 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
As sure as night follows day, Labour cowardly cave in to the Daily Mail
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James Talarico: The Bible doesn't mention abortion or gay marriage, but it goes on and on about forgiving debt, liberating the poor, and healing the sick. The closest thing we have to the kingdom of heaven is a multiracial, multicultural democracy where power is truly shared among all people
December 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
James Talarico: The Bible doesn't mention abortion or gay marriage, but it goes on and on about forgiving debt, liberating the poor, and healing the sick. The closest thing we have to the kingdom of heaven is a multiracial, multicultural democracy where power is truly shared among all people
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David Olusoga’s Empire on BBC is an excellent corrective to right-wing attempts to glorify the British Empire,
Empire with David Olusoga: an antidote to nationalism
David Olusoga's Empire on BBC is an excellent corrective to right-wing attempts to glorify the British Empire, finds John Westmoreland
David Olusoga’s three-part series, Empire, is a must watch for...
www.counterfire.org
December 22, 2025 at 7:32 AM
David Olusoga’s Empire on BBC is an excellent corrective to right-wing attempts to glorify the British Empire,
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Their demands are reasonable, their treatment is disgraceful. The government's intransigence is killing the #PalestineAction hunger strikers. Just as its complicity has assisted the genocide in Gaza. It needs to wake up right now to the moral consequences.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Two Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers taken to hospital
MPs and next of kin of prisoners Amu Gib, 30, and Kamran Ahmed, 28, call for immediate government intervention
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Their demands are reasonable, their treatment is disgraceful. The government's intransigence is killing the #PalestineAction hunger strikers. Just as its complicity has assisted the genocide in Gaza. It needs to wake up right now to the moral consequences.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Your Labour party has literally divided Britain Jeevun.
You had the opportunity for great things, and instead have gutted the Labour party, and the rest of Britain alongside it.
You had the opportunity for great things, and instead have gutted the Labour party, and the rest of Britain alongside it.
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 11:04 AM
Your Labour party has literally divided Britain Jeevun.
You had the opportunity for great things, and instead have gutted the Labour party, and the rest of Britain alongside it.
You had the opportunity for great things, and instead have gutted the Labour party, and the rest of Britain alongside it.
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Callum Parr from the BMA explains that the NHS needs more doctors & it needs NHS doctors to stay & thats why the issues of jobs & pay need sorting out
Its a real mystery why a health secretary who's taken large amounts of cash from the private healthcare sector isn't sorting it out, right?
Its a real mystery why a health secretary who's taken large amounts of cash from the private healthcare sector isn't sorting it out, right?
December 17, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Callum Parr from the BMA explains that the NHS needs more doctors & it needs NHS doctors to stay & thats why the issues of jobs & pay need sorting out
Its a real mystery why a health secretary who's taken large amounts of cash from the private healthcare sector isn't sorting it out, right?
Its a real mystery why a health secretary who's taken large amounts of cash from the private healthcare sector isn't sorting it out, right?
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The reliance of the BBC on the narrative set by the predominantly right wing press has been an issue for decades. Heres #BBCBreakfast advertising an article from a Murdoch rag attacking the resident drs, including a quote from Streeting being read out. No quote from the workers.
December 16, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The reliance of the BBC on the narrative set by the predominantly right wing press has been an issue for decades. Heres #BBCBreakfast advertising an article from a Murdoch rag attacking the resident drs, including a quote from Streeting being read out. No quote from the workers.
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Don't forget that
when Jeremy Corbyn was leader
Labour was the biggest
political party in Europe
attracting tens of thousands
of cheering supporters
to mass rallies
all over the country ...
"Starmer destroyed Labour, not Corbyn"
via Susan Atwell
when Jeremy Corbyn was leader
Labour was the biggest
political party in Europe
attracting tens of thousands
of cheering supporters
to mass rallies
all over the country ...
"Starmer destroyed Labour, not Corbyn"
via Susan Atwell
December 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Don't forget that
when Jeremy Corbyn was leader
Labour was the biggest
political party in Europe
attracting tens of thousands
of cheering supporters
to mass rallies
all over the country ...
"Starmer destroyed Labour, not Corbyn"
via Susan Atwell
when Jeremy Corbyn was leader
Labour was the biggest
political party in Europe
attracting tens of thousands
of cheering supporters
to mass rallies
all over the country ...
"Starmer destroyed Labour, not Corbyn"
via Susan Atwell
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Boycott Eurovision.
December 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Boycott Eurovision.
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If one of my pals said moaning minnies in the group chats they would never hear the end of it. Boomer assed phrase. Beano coded phrase.
Wes Streeting accuses BMA of behaving like 'moaning minnies'
Wes Streeting accuses BMA of behaving like 'moaning minnies'
The health secretary has accused the British Medical Association of "juvenile delinquency" and behaving like "moaning minnies" after the union announced that resident doctors will go on strike in the run-up to Christmas.
news.sky.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:16 AM
If one of my pals said moaning minnies in the group chats they would never hear the end of it. Boomer assed phrase. Beano coded phrase.
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Katie Bramall from the BMA "we've got thousands of under employed GPs.. if you ask any of the newly qualified GPs.. how many days they're working in the NHS, maybe one or two days. These guys are desperate to work more sessions but practices haven't been given more resources [to enable that]"
December 3, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Katie Bramall from the BMA "we've got thousands of under employed GPs.. if you ask any of the newly qualified GPs.. how many days they're working in the NHS, maybe one or two days. These guys are desperate to work more sessions but practices haven't been given more resources [to enable that]"
