gpdon
@gpdon.bsky.social
Retired. Ex Labour Party member. Twitter refugee. May contain traces of sarcasm.
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Credit where credit is due: well done #SkyNews for this story. More of this, please.
#Labour should come off #X & warn everyone that it is a propaganda site full of extremist views, etc.
But of course, #Starmer doesn't have the bollocks to lead. He just goes along with his bosses wishes. 🙄
#Labour should come off #X & warn everyone that it is a propaganda site full of extremist views, etc.
But of course, #Starmer doesn't have the bollocks to lead. He just goes along with his bosses wishes. 🙄
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Use proportional representation at the next UK general election.
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Petition: Use Proportional Representation at the next General Election
Change the voting system to Proportional Representation instead of First Past the Post. We think this would eradicate disillusionment and encourage voter participation as people could start to believe...
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October 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Use proportional representation at the next UK general election.
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We’re being asked by half the media & politicians to swallow the idea that known racist football hooligans should be allowed to rampage through our cities for NO OTHER REASON than that they happen to be Israeli.
Fuck. That.
Fuck. That.
October 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We’re being asked by half the media & politicians to swallow the idea that known racist football hooligans should be allowed to rampage through our cities for NO OTHER REASON than that they happen to be Israeli.
Fuck. That.
Fuck. That.
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Eloquently put my brother @esherukweku.bsky.social
Truth hurts. That's the major problem. Brexiteers, Tories, Reformers are all the same and while the more sensible realise Brexit achieved nothing the diehards will ram their heads against the wall before face the truth.
Truth hurts. That's the major problem. Brexiteers, Tories, Reformers are all the same and while the more sensible realise Brexit achieved nothing the diehards will ram their heads against the wall before face the truth.
October 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Eloquently put my brother @esherukweku.bsky.social
Truth hurts. That's the major problem. Brexiteers, Tories, Reformers are all the same and while the more sensible realise Brexit achieved nothing the diehards will ram their heads against the wall before face the truth.
Truth hurts. That's the major problem. Brexiteers, Tories, Reformers are all the same and while the more sensible realise Brexit achieved nothing the diehards will ram their heads against the wall before face the truth.
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Worth mentioning, in the context of Kemi Badenoch’s assault on ‘rip-off’ degrees, that she studied computer engineering and law, before using the first to break the second.
Fortunately for her, Harriet Harman (politics and law) chose not to press charges.
Fortunately for her, Harriet Harman (politics and law) chose not to press charges.
October 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Worth mentioning, in the context of Kemi Badenoch’s assault on ‘rip-off’ degrees, that she studied computer engineering and law, before using the first to break the second.
Fortunately for her, Harriet Harman (politics and law) chose not to press charges.
Fortunately for her, Harriet Harman (politics and law) chose not to press charges.
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This is the type of NHS that Reform and Farage want. A US style Insurance one.
$4089 A MONTH!!
And that still won't protect them from going bankrupt if there are health issues. Almost 700,000 Americans go Bankrupt each year, despite many having full coverage.
$4089 A MONTH!!
And that still won't protect them from going bankrupt if there are health issues. Almost 700,000 Americans go Bankrupt each year, despite many having full coverage.
October 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
This is the type of NHS that Reform and Farage want. A US style Insurance one.
$4089 A MONTH!!
And that still won't protect them from going bankrupt if there are health issues. Almost 700,000 Americans go Bankrupt each year, despite many having full coverage.
$4089 A MONTH!!
And that still won't protect them from going bankrupt if there are health issues. Almost 700,000 Americans go Bankrupt each year, despite many having full coverage.
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Simple as that…
October 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Simple as that…
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An artificial heart for children with congenital heart defects was almost finished. Families had waited for years it.
Then, Trump canceled billions in grants for universities — including the grant for this device.
The cruelty is endless. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...
Then, Trump canceled billions in grants for universities — including the grant for this device.
The cruelty is endless. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...
This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled
A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.
www.npr.org
October 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
An artificial heart for children with congenital heart defects was almost finished. Families had waited for years it.
Then, Trump canceled billions in grants for universities — including the grant for this device.
The cruelty is endless. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...
Then, Trump canceled billions in grants for universities — including the grant for this device.
The cruelty is endless. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...
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October 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Since 1980, the ECHR has heard just 29 UK immigrant deportation case, and the UK won 16 of them. Quitting will make no material difference to immigration, just weaken protections for absolutely everybody in this country. But Farage and the Tories know that.
October 6, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Since 1980, the ECHR has heard just 29 UK immigrant deportation case, and the UK won 16 of them. Quitting will make no material difference to immigration, just weaken protections for absolutely everybody in this country. But Farage and the Tories know that.
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Tories misspell the country they wish to run.....
October 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Tories misspell the country they wish to run.....
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Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty to taking bribes from Russia to make pro Russian statements.
Richard Tice - Deputy Leader of Reform: I have never met Nathan Gill and he has nothing to do with Reform.
Well ok then…
Richard Tice - Deputy Leader of Reform: I have never met Nathan Gill and he has nothing to do with Reform.
Well ok then…
September 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty to taking bribes from Russia to make pro Russian statements.
Richard Tice - Deputy Leader of Reform: I have never met Nathan Gill and he has nothing to do with Reform.
Well ok then…
Richard Tice - Deputy Leader of Reform: I have never met Nathan Gill and he has nothing to do with Reform.
Well ok then…
Starmer has an unerring knack for finding a policy that manages to piss everyone off.
September 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Starmer has an unerring knack for finding a policy that manages to piss everyone off.
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
(Updated Version)
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September 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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We need to destroy the narrative of poison
#socialistsunday
#socialistsunday
September 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
We need to destroy the narrative of poison
#socialistsunday
#socialistsunday
@fisherandrew79.bsky.social Please use whatever influence you have to help solve the current problem within Your Party, this is too important.
September 19, 2025 at 8:23 AM
@fisherandrew79.bsky.social Please use whatever influence you have to help solve the current problem within Your Party, this is too important.
@andrewfeinstein.bsky.social Please, please use every tool available to you to facilitate a resolution of the current disagreements within "Your Party". This is too important.
September 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
@andrewfeinstein.bsky.social Please, please use every tool available to you to facilitate a resolution of the current disagreements within "Your Party". This is too important.
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This is a disgrace they need to fire the person at the BBC who is charge of the News, they are clearly biased.
September 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This is a disgrace they need to fire the person at the BBC who is charge of the News, they are clearly biased.
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Peter Mandelson’s life purpose is groveling to the ultra-rich. Twice he went too far even for Tony Blair’s government, and was obliged to resign. To Keir Starmer, looking to define his premiership against every traditional Labour value, it seems that this made him just the man for the job.
September 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Peter Mandelson’s life purpose is groveling to the ultra-rich. Twice he went too far even for Tony Blair’s government, and was obliged to resign. To Keir Starmer, looking to define his premiership against every traditional Labour value, it seems that this made him just the man for the job.
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It's no surprise that Nigel Farage hardly ever bothers to visit Clacton or turn up at Parliament. When he was an MEP, his attendance record was 748th out of 751. He's a workshy grifting gobshite.
September 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It's no surprise that Nigel Farage hardly ever bothers to visit Clacton or turn up at Parliament. When he was an MEP, his attendance record was 748th out of 751. He's a workshy grifting gobshite.
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Sick Pay is a 1/4 of the Minimum Wage, it's not even enough to live on.
It costs you a fortune to be sick, nobody chooses to do it.
It costs you a fortune to be sick, nobody chooses to do it.
September 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Sick Pay is a 1/4 of the Minimum Wage, it's not even enough to live on.
It costs you a fortune to be sick, nobody chooses to do it.
It costs you a fortune to be sick, nobody chooses to do it.
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Starmer has the worst political instincts of any party leader in history. His entire strategy is trying to appease a bunch of people who already decided years ago they hated him. Meanwhile he's pissing off everybody who tolerated him.
September 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Starmer has the worst political instincts of any party leader in history. His entire strategy is trying to appease a bunch of people who already decided years ago they hated him. Meanwhile he's pissing off everybody who tolerated him.
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So Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives, who have repeatedly pledged to fight for "free speech" and a free press have just banned me and Byline Times from attending their conference.
Has never happened before under any previous leader
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
Has never happened before under any previous leader
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
Kemi Badenoch's 'Free Speech' Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Party Conference
The ban on covering the party's annual gathering came despite Badenoch's repeated commitment to "fight" for free speech and a free press
bylinetimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
So Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives, who have repeatedly pledged to fight for "free speech" and a free press have just banned me and Byline Times from attending their conference.
Has never happened before under any previous leader
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
Has never happened before under any previous leader
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
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Zack Polanski has been on Question Time 0 times.
Nigel Farage has been on Question Time 38 times.
But they both lead parties with 4 MP's.
When is Zack getting his 38 appearances?
Nigel Farage has been on Question Time 38 times.
But they both lead parties with 4 MP's.
When is Zack getting his 38 appearances?
September 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Zack Polanski has been on Question Time 0 times.
Nigel Farage has been on Question Time 38 times.
But they both lead parties with 4 MP's.
When is Zack getting his 38 appearances?
Nigel Farage has been on Question Time 38 times.
But they both lead parties with 4 MP's.
When is Zack getting his 38 appearances?