Gill Tavner
@gilltav.bsky.social
Older than average PhD student, mum x 2, former English teacher, climate activist, japanophile. #mediarevolution #freepalestine #taxtherich Happiest outdoors. 🌳⛰️🚵♂️ 🍄
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This Jan 6, read the story of Richmond, Virginia museum curator Bill Martin who committed himself to the truth about the old south. As Trump tries to rewrite history, we can learn from people like Martin. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
January 6 Again
Donald Trump is the President no one has ever said “no” to in a big way.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:05 PM
This Jan 6, read the story of Richmond, Virginia museum curator Bill Martin who committed himself to the truth about the old south. As Trump tries to rewrite history, we can learn from people like Martin. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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It's us against them, and they're winning.
Join a bloody union.
"According to the High Pay Centre, the decline in trade union membership is widely recognised to have been a key factor in rising boardroom to worker pay gaps"
Join a bloody union.
"According to the High Pay Centre, the decline in trade union membership is widely recognised to have been a key factor in rising boardroom to worker pay gaps"
Average fat cat boss to earn more by midday today than typical worker all year
An annual snapshot has revealed the average FTSE 100 company CEO earns about 113 times what a typical UK worker does, meaning they make more in the first three days of the year than most see all year
www.mirror.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 5:06 AM
It's us against them, and they're winning.
Join a bloody union.
"According to the High Pay Centre, the decline in trade union membership is widely recognised to have been a key factor in rising boardroom to worker pay gaps"
Join a bloody union.
"According to the High Pay Centre, the decline in trade union membership is widely recognised to have been a key factor in rising boardroom to worker pay gaps"
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Make sure everyone remembers this:
January 5, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Make sure everyone remembers this:
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We can’t go on like this.
In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary.
The right calls this “wealth creation”.
It’s wealth extraction.
Time to tax the rich.
@highpaycentre.bsky.social
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In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary.
The right calls this “wealth creation”.
It’s wealth extraction.
Time to tax the rich.
@highpaycentre.bsky.social
highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...
Fat Cat Day 2026 - High Pay Centre
Data shows the average FTSE 100 CEO will take just over two days to earn the median UK worker's full time annual salary. Median FTSE100 CEO pay amounted to £4.398 million (excluding pension), 113 time...
highpaycentre.org
January 6, 2026 at 12:55 PM
We can’t go on like this.
In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary.
The right calls this “wealth creation”.
It’s wealth extraction.
Time to tax the rich.
@highpaycentre.bsky.social
highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...
In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary.
The right calls this “wealth creation”.
It’s wealth extraction.
Time to tax the rich.
@highpaycentre.bsky.social
highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...
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Yep, I've got a History degree and the lessons from it are far less predictive of what will happen in contemporary society than Gender Studies and Critical Race Theory, which are like that sports almanac in Back to the Future II.
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Yep, I've got a History degree and the lessons from it are far less predictive of what will happen in contemporary society than Gender Studies and Critical Race Theory, which are like that sports almanac in Back to the Future II.
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🎩 I am so sick & tired of people on the left saying there’s nothing we can do
You’re doing the regime’s work for them, spreading that kinda shit
They want us to feel hopeless, they want us to think there’s nothing we can do to stop them
We need to encourage people to stand up and fight back! 🇺🇸
You’re doing the regime’s work for them, spreading that kinda shit
They want us to feel hopeless, they want us to think there’s nothing we can do to stop them
We need to encourage people to stand up and fight back! 🇺🇸
January 6, 2026 at 3:45 AM
🎩 I am so sick & tired of people on the left saying there’s nothing we can do
You’re doing the regime’s work for them, spreading that kinda shit
They want us to feel hopeless, they want us to think there’s nothing we can do to stop them
We need to encourage people to stand up and fight back! 🇺🇸
You’re doing the regime’s work for them, spreading that kinda shit
They want us to feel hopeless, they want us to think there’s nothing we can do to stop them
We need to encourage people to stand up and fight back! 🇺🇸
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The illegal, apartheid state and its European and US allies are still murdering civilians in G'za.
January 5, 2026 at 8:18 AM
The illegal, apartheid state and its European and US allies are still murdering civilians in G'za.
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Reform UK now have multiple viable paths to power in Britain.
They could reach No.10 without ever facing proper scrutiny – another critical failure of the mainstream press.
Help us hold Reform to account in 2026 with a massive new wave of investigations👇
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They could reach No.10 without ever facing proper scrutiny – another critical failure of the mainstream press.
Help us hold Reform to account in 2026 with a massive new wave of investigations👇
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–Reform's Route to Power – Byline Times Shop
The Scrutiny Gap and Reform UK’s Path to Power Reform UK’s rise is accelerating at the same moment rigorous investigation is retreating. Byline Times can fill that journalistic void – but only with yo...
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January 6, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Reform UK now have multiple viable paths to power in Britain.
They could reach No.10 without ever facing proper scrutiny – another critical failure of the mainstream press.
Help us hold Reform to account in 2026 with a massive new wave of investigations👇
subscribe.bylinetimes.com/reformscruti...
They could reach No.10 without ever facing proper scrutiny – another critical failure of the mainstream press.
Help us hold Reform to account in 2026 with a massive new wave of investigations👇
subscribe.bylinetimes.com/reformscruti...
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I think the Greenland threat is a troll. I think.
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
January 6, 2026 at 2:42 AM
I think the Greenland threat is a troll. I think.
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
When @greenparty.org.uk makes decisions, the outcomes are good. Join now - we need this at the national government level (international would be helpful right now too….).
So proud of Bristol's Green councillors delivering more affordable homes that Bristolians desperately need - Bristol is now the best council outside of London for building affordable homes. More to do but this is a brilliant start.
www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
Bristol smashed affordable homes records in 2025
In the first half of the year, 286 affordable homes were completed - 54 of which were built by the council
www.bristol247.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:36 AM
When @greenparty.org.uk makes decisions, the outcomes are good. Join now - we need this at the national government level (international would be helpful right now too….).
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Five yrs ago, I had just got home from work, turned on the TV and was like what the fuck is going on?
Images of trump and his ungodly family laughing and cheering on the insurrection at the Capital.
The trumps are the very worst of America. I hate that mf with every fiber of my being.
Images of trump and his ungodly family laughing and cheering on the insurrection at the Capital.
The trumps are the very worst of America. I hate that mf with every fiber of my being.
January 6, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Five yrs ago, I had just got home from work, turned on the TV and was like what the fuck is going on?
Images of trump and his ungodly family laughing and cheering on the insurrection at the Capital.
The trumps are the very worst of America. I hate that mf with every fiber of my being.
Images of trump and his ungodly family laughing and cheering on the insurrection at the Capital.
The trumps are the very worst of America. I hate that mf with every fiber of my being.
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January 5, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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“No room at the Inn” is a biblical reference about immigrants (Jesus’ parents) being turned away. Not the government. Way to go, Hilton! The 3rd Amendment protects private entities from having to house the government.
January 5, 2026 at 10:01 PM
“No room at the Inn” is a biblical reference about immigrants (Jesus’ parents) being turned away. Not the government. Way to go, Hilton! The 3rd Amendment protects private entities from having to house the government.
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"Pete Hegseth wants to send the message to every single retired servicemember that if they say something he or Donald Trump doesn't like, they will come after them the same way. It's outrageous and it is wrong. There is nothing more un-American than that," Kelly added.
www.npr.org/2026/01/05/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/05/n...
Sen. Mark Kelly fires back after Hegseth threatens his rank and retirement pay
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has launched administrative action against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain and astronaut, which could affect Kelly's rank and retirement pay.
www.npr.org
January 5, 2026 at 6:54 PM
"Pete Hegseth wants to send the message to every single retired servicemember that if they say something he or Donald Trump doesn't like, they will come after them the same way. It's outrageous and it is wrong. There is nothing more un-American than that," Kelly added.
www.npr.org/2026/01/05/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/05/n...
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If the US holds Venezuela, we will seize 17% of oil -- yesterday's technology. If China uses this precedent to take Taiwan, it will own 60% of semiconductors -- tomorrow's technology. See what happens when you elect evil & stupid at the same time?
Really American FB
Really American FB
January 6, 2026 at 2:07 AM
If the US holds Venezuela, we will seize 17% of oil -- yesterday's technology. If China uses this precedent to take Taiwan, it will own 60% of semiconductors -- tomorrow's technology. See what happens when you elect evil & stupid at the same time?
Really American FB
Really American FB
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Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.
Palantir lands biggest ever UK defense deal
The £240 million contract with the Ministry of Defence has renewed a debate about Britain’s dependence on American technology.
www.politico.eu
January 6, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.
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There’s compelling evidence someone connected to to the Trump administration profited off the invasion of Venezuela by placing large bets on Polymarket
futurism.com/future-socie...
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There's Compelling Evidence That Someone Connected to the Trump Administration Profited Off the Invasion of Venezuela by Placing Large Bets on Polymarket
There's evidence that someone who knew about the Trump administration's regime change plans in Venezuela profited on Polymarket.
futurism.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:32 AM
There’s compelling evidence someone connected to to the Trump administration profited off the invasion of Venezuela by placing large bets on Polymarket
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
A question bbc r4 Today is failing to ask: does anyone actually want driverless cars?
January 6, 2026 at 7:46 AM
A question bbc r4 Today is failing to ask: does anyone actually want driverless cars?
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As long as there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. - Eugene Debs
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
January 5, 2026 at 11:31 PM
As long as there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. - Eugene Debs
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
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Relating to what Israel is doing in Gaza Peter Oborne suggests…
“you have this parallel reality existing within the (U.K) media and the (U.K) political system”
youtu.be/k5m-qp8alBU?...
“you have this parallel reality existing within the (U.K) media and the (U.K) political system”
youtu.be/k5m-qp8alBU?...
Media Insider EXPOSES Israel’s Capture Of British Politics | Aaron Bastani Meets Peter Oborne
YouTube video by Novara Media
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Relating to what Israel is doing in Gaza Peter Oborne suggests…
“you have this parallel reality existing within the (U.K) media and the (U.K) political system”
youtu.be/k5m-qp8alBU?...
“you have this parallel reality existing within the (U.K) media and the (U.K) political system”
youtu.be/k5m-qp8alBU?...
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I'm writing about the Palestine Action hunger strikers at the moment, any of whom could die at any moment, and the astonishing media and government silence surrounding them. The Establishment seems to have become even crueller than when Thatcher was PM.
January 5, 2026 at 12:27 PM
I'm writing about the Palestine Action hunger strikers at the moment, any of whom could die at any moment, and the astonishing media and government silence surrounding them. The Establishment seems to have become even crueller than when Thatcher was PM.
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He must be impeached immediately!!!
Thou Shalt Leave Greenland The Hell Alone
Thou shalt leave everyone alone.
www.thegodpodcast.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:06 AM