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John Rooney
@johnrooney.bsky.social
Academic / Designer / Manchester School of Art / Europe

https://www.johnrooney.co.uk
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Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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What happened in Minnesota today was not a mistake. It's a deliberate and inevitable outcome of ICE operations - part of the authoritarian script for state violence against citizens.

Regime thugs target minorities

Regime thugs kill protesters

Regime exploits larger protests to escalate repression
January 24, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Gov. Tim Walz to Minnesotans: “I’ll continue to plead and ask you for peace and I know the answer is, ‘You ask us for peace, and we give it, and we get shot in the face on the streets coming out of a doughnut shop.’ We cannot give them what they want.”
January 24, 2026 at 8:45 PM
January 17, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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It's time to speak up.
January 15, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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Tommy and Jon react to new footage taken by the ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good.
January 9, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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ICE Opens New Supermax Detention Center For Most Hardened Toddlers https://theonion.com/ice-opens-new-supermax-detention-center-for-most-harden-1827838332/
January 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
There are loads of United pods around, but @gooddayspod.bsky.social is by far my favourite. Especially Justin’s graphic description of the difference between United and Liverpool in this weeks pod :-)
January 8, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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Alison Knowles (29 April 1933–29 October 2025)

At The Wire website, Irene Revell reflects on the life and work of Fluxus co-founder Alison Knowles, who died in October

www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/t...
Alison Knowles (29 April 1933–29 October 2025) - The Wire
Irene Revell reflects on the life and work of Fluxus co-founder Alison Knowles, who died in October
www.thewire.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Crumpsall, Red, Bass. RIP x #stoneroses #mani
November 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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On this day 1971, boxer Muhammad Ali visited Tesco at Stretford’s Arndale shopping precinct to promote Ovaltine.
October 12, 2025 at 7:56 AM
If anyone has Disney + Highly recommend the Adidas X Puma Doc. If nothing else but to see RUN DMC’S OWN HELECOPTER!
September 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven.
September 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Very pleased to present spreads / images from an upcoming new book I designed for British Culture Archive. The book, “Original Ravers” is an essential visual chronicle of a snapshot of time at The Hacienda…
September 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
My typographic response to “To NkRoachment: Yarbles” —“Wipe the tears from your eyes, son. All the good times are past and gone”—- #fallfriday
August 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
United are awful…
August 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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I go. I try. And I will keep trying, even though it feels like a losing battle. Because I remember the whole point of the far-right astroturfing of social media is to make it feel like a losing battle, to make us give up.

Anyway, a few snippets on small boat crossings and immigration.
August 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Few, if any, better 1, 2, 3 albums 🙏
July 31, 2025 at 8:39 AM
IYKYN
July 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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When bands were the best band in the world 🧵

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Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (Live Newcastle 1982, HD)
YouTube video by dexbam
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July 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
New zine design for @britcultarchive.bsky.social Oasis fans queuing outside Maine Road photos by Jon Shard. #photography #oasis #manchester #graphicdesign #zineculture
July 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Random wood texture #photography #psychogeography
June 29, 2025 at 7:50 AM