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Jo Tobias
@jotobias.bsky.social
Musician, rejoiner 🇪🇺,nomad with itchy feet.
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I just want a government that is morally *better* than this.
People arriving here by small boat are desperate, often traumatised. Latest figures are 68% of boat arrivals granted asylum (see link)

The idea of the govt stripping people of their valuables & then hawking it off literally makes me sick to my stomach

migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/br...
Confiscating jewellery from survivors of a war zone makes you look like a fucking Nazi. And the obscene thing is, that is the intention. It's there to look appropriately harsh. Indecent. Filthy. A moral stain. And no-one of good character would have ever proposed such a thing in the first place.
November 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The plan to take jewellery from refugees is a new low for the Labour government. Reverse this inhumane policy. Sign the petition: r.ippl.es/refugees-jew...
Petition: Taking refugees’ jewellery: stop the cruelty
I’ve just signed to support this campaign – join me
r.ippl.es
November 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Amazing gig last night by L’Antidote Trio as part of London Jazz Festival. Music has no borders from Redi Hasa - Cello (Albania, now Italy), Bijan Chemirani - Percussion - Iran & Rami Khalife - Piano - Lebanon. Loved it!
November 16, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Same day. Same plenary session. Same visit to Gill’s office. Same Farage, Same Gill, same wife of sanctioned pro Russian agent.

Six days after the first bribery charge
October 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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“Here Farage is, in Gill’s office, with Voloshyn’s wife Nadia, on the day Gill makes an intervention on behalf of Medvedchuk’s channels, with an employee of one of those channels, whose husband started bribing Gill to make these statements 6 days earlier”

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...
'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny
Insiders have told Byline Times, it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements
bylinetimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable NHS dental care. I’ve signed 38 Degrees’ petition demanding Keir Starmer properly funds NHS dentistry now, will you join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
Save NHS dentistry now!
I just signed the 38 Degrees petition calling on the Government to properly fund NHS dentistry. Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable dental care, so now the Government needs to stu...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I just signed this petition calling for better cooperation with the EU on the environment. Will you add your name, too? www.europeanmovement.co.uk/uk-eu-enviro...
Tell The Government: Strengthen UK-EU Environmental Cooperation
Climate change and environmental problems don't respect borders. The UK and EU must work together to protect our shared environment, tackle the climate crisis, and preserve biodiversity for future gen...
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
July 16, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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@marchforrejoin.bsky.social
We should be able to ask again about the Brexit, they didn’t explain well enough the first time.
We are asking for a new referendum

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Hold a referendum on re-joining the European Union
I want the government to hold a referendum on whether the UK should Rejoin the European Union.
petition.parliament.uk
April 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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THE biggest and fastest thing we can do to hurt Farage & Trump & Putin, is to take their pet project away from them.

So please sign this and SHARE urgently❗
#RejoinEU

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Hold a referendum on re-joining the European Union
I want the government to hold a referendum on whether the UK should Rejoin the European Union.
petition.parliament.uk
April 5, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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2 petitions to sign to put #RejoinEU on the agenda!

NEW!!
Regularly assess & consider the economic benefits of EU Customs Union membership
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Almost 13k
Hold a referendum on re-joining the European Union
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Regularly assess & consider the economic benefits of EU Customs Union membership
We want the Government to commission independent bodies to regularly advise how joining the Customs Union could benefit Britain's economy. We want Parliament to regularly consider how that would advan...
petition.parliament.uk
April 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Blimey. One of Nigel Farage's biggest donors, and the owner of 55 Tufton Street, is helping the Russian military effort www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/w...
March 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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From last summer. Just to remind you. Trump Brexit Russia

It wasn’t a #conspiracytheory it was a #conspiracyfact

Get the latest edition of Byline Times to find out more
March 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Sign. We are in the most dangerous times. Labour needs to snap out of it.
Labour's ONLY reason not to #RejoinEU given is that it's in manifesto not to.

So let's demand a Rejoin referendum, which is not in their manifesto, getting rid of that pathetic excuse.

Please Sign and Share! Let's get it to 10k for a response...

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Hold a referendum on re-joining the European Union
I want the government to hold a referendum on whether the UK should Rejoin the European Union.
petition.parliament.uk
March 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Slap your squiggle on this if you’re of the pro-EU persuasion. 🇪🇺🇬🇧
Labour's ONLY reason not to #RejoinEU given is that it's in manifesto not to.

So let's demand a Rejoin referendum, which is not in their manifesto, getting rid of that pathetic excuse.

Please Sign and Share! Let's get it to 10k for a response...

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Hold a referendum on re-joining the European Union
I want the government to hold a referendum on whether the UK should Rejoin the European Union.
petition.parliament.uk
March 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The cost of Brexit to UK musicians is staggering. Find out more and support the campaign. www.europeanmovement.co.uk/brexit_music...
Total Cost to Musicians Since Brexit - European Movement UK
The cost of Brexit to UK musicians is staggering. Discover the impact in Spotify streams, Wembley tickets, vinyl LPs, and more. Support the campaign and sign the petition!
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Write to your MP now: r.ippl.es/benefit-cuts...
Tell your MP: No disability benefit cuts
I’ve sent a message to my MP - it just takes three clicks. Will you?
r.ippl.es
March 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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This is hideous. And close to inexplicable unless Trump is doing what Putin tells him to.
SCOOP --> Trump's State Department quietly terminated a contract that was in the process of transferring evidence of Russian abductions of Ukrainian kids to European law enforcement, two sources familiar with the situation tell me.

Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1927...
Trump Admin Nixed Contract Helping Kidnapped Ukrainian Kids: Sources
The fate of abducted Ukrainian children is a white-hot issue for peace negotiations—and it looks like the State Department may have just undercut the cause.
newrepublic.com
March 15, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.

I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:18 AM