Mark in Devon
@markindevon.bsky.social
Green/socialist
"Posting is how I remove bothersome thoughts from my head and put them in other people’s"
"Posting is how I remove bothersome thoughts from my head and put them in other people’s"
Nigel Farage has called for an end to the NHS.
If you get ill after the next election, you better hope you're well off.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
If you get ill after the next election, you better hope you're well off.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Farage calls for end to funding NHS through taxes - but fails to offer alternative
Nigel Farage’s views on the NHS have consistently been a weak spot for Reform despite its rise in popularity
www.independent.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Nigel Farage has called for an end to the NHS.
If you get ill after the next election, you better hope you're well off.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
If you get ill after the next election, you better hope you're well off.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
July 2025: Israel bombs Catholic church in Gaza, killing three people.
August 2025: Trump agrees 11 Billion of lethal weapons to Israel.
Christmas 2025: Trump bombs Nigeria over attacks on Christians.
August 2025: Trump agrees 11 Billion of lethal weapons to Israel.
Christmas 2025: Trump bombs Nigeria over attacks on Christians.
December 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
July 2025: Israel bombs Catholic church in Gaza, killing three people.
August 2025: Trump agrees 11 Billion of lethal weapons to Israel.
Christmas 2025: Trump bombs Nigeria over attacks on Christians.
August 2025: Trump agrees 11 Billion of lethal weapons to Israel.
Christmas 2025: Trump bombs Nigeria over attacks on Christians.
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ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
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Donated. Solidarity is most needed in places where it is hardest.
The Guardian accused me of hubris because I dared post at 3pm.
The Calais Appeal donations are shooting up.
Maybe the King might like to donate too? Or maybe the Government could actually implement a fair & managed migration system?
A Christmas miracle!
The Calais Appeal donations are shooting up.
Maybe the King might like to donate too? Or maybe the Government could actually implement a fair & managed migration system?
A Christmas miracle!
December 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Donated. Solidarity is most needed in places where it is hardest.
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A summons against Reginald D Hunter by the Campaign Against Antisemitism has been quashed after a judge ruled the 'abusive' private prosecution was intended to get the comedian 'cancelled'
Comedian's 'antisemitism' case thrown out as prosecution labelled 'abusive'
www.thenational.scot
December 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A summons against Reginald D Hunter by the Campaign Against Antisemitism has been quashed after a judge ruled the 'abusive' private prosecution was intended to get the comedian 'cancelled'
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“He raped me.”
“Donald J Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.”
“She was found with her head ‘blown off’… there was no way it was a suicide.”
Now we’re starting to see why Trump was hiding the Epstein files, and it probably gets much worse.
“Donald J Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.”
“She was found with her head ‘blown off’… there was no way it was a suicide.”
Now we’re starting to see why Trump was hiding the Epstein files, and it probably gets much worse.
December 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“He raped me.”
“Donald J Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.”
“She was found with her head ‘blown off’… there was no way it was a suicide.”
Now we’re starting to see why Trump was hiding the Epstein files, and it probably gets much worse.
“Donald J Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.”
“She was found with her head ‘blown off’… there was no way it was a suicide.”
Now we’re starting to see why Trump was hiding the Epstein files, and it probably gets much worse.
This is insane.
Trump’s “National Security Strategy” declares that the US will focus on “cultivating resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations.”
America wants to destabilise European countries to destroy the EU.
Trump’s “National Security Strategy” declares that the US will focus on “cultivating resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations.”
America wants to destabilise European countries to destroy the EU.
Trump’s 'National Security Strategy' declares the US will focus on 'cultivating resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations.' That amounts to a declaration the US will promote regime change in countries that remain governed by pro-democracy parties that support the EU and NATO"
Make America Weak
Trump is systematically undermining America's interests at home and abroad.
www.publicnotice.co
December 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This is insane.
Trump’s “National Security Strategy” declares that the US will focus on “cultivating resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations.”
America wants to destabilise European countries to destroy the EU.
Trump’s “National Security Strategy” declares that the US will focus on “cultivating resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations.”
America wants to destabilise European countries to destroy the EU.
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Trump’s 'National Security Strategy' declares the US will focus on 'cultivating resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations.' That amounts to a declaration the US will promote regime change in countries that remain governed by pro-democracy parties that support the EU and NATO"
Make America Weak
Trump is systematically undermining America's interests at home and abroad.
www.publicnotice.co
December 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Trump’s 'National Security Strategy' declares the US will focus on 'cultivating resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations.' That amounts to a declaration the US will promote regime change in countries that remain governed by pro-democracy parties that support the EU and NATO"
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Matthew Bowles works for the IEA.
Funded by the fossil fuel industry, gambling and tobacco.
Times up.
Merry Christmas!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Funded by the fossil fuel industry, gambling and tobacco.
Times up.
Merry Christmas!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Matthew Bowles works for the IEA.
Funded by the fossil fuel industry, gambling and tobacco.
Times up.
Merry Christmas!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Funded by the fossil fuel industry, gambling and tobacco.
Times up.
Merry Christmas!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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"Just 16% of exporters say the EU-UK Trade Agreement is working well.
But Starmer is against a customs union as it would cause the trade deal with the US to unravel."
Starmer is doing untold damage to the UK economy to appease Trump, who wants the EU to collapse.
shorturl.at/j2lUP
But Starmer is against a customs union as it would cause the trade deal with the US to unravel."
Starmer is doing untold damage to the UK economy to appease Trump, who wants the EU to collapse.
shorturl.at/j2lUP
UK exporters increasingly dissatisfied with EU trade terms, survey finds
More than half of those contacted by British Chambers of Commerce criticised the post Brexit arrangements
shorturl.at
December 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"Just 16% of exporters say the EU-UK Trade Agreement is working well.
But Starmer is against a customs union as it would cause the trade deal with the US to unravel."
Starmer is doing untold damage to the UK economy to appease Trump, who wants the EU to collapse.
shorturl.at/j2lUP
But Starmer is against a customs union as it would cause the trade deal with the US to unravel."
Starmer is doing untold damage to the UK economy to appease Trump, who wants the EU to collapse.
shorturl.at/j2lUP
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Some 53% of UK exporters told the [BCC] that the trade deal with Europe was unsatisfactory — a 13 percentage point increase from 2024.
“By contrast, just 16% of nearly 900 exporters surveyed in October said the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement… was working well.”
www.ft.com/content/b3d3...
“By contrast, just 16% of nearly 900 exporters surveyed in October said the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement… was working well.”
www.ft.com/content/b3d3...
UK exporters increasingly dissatisfied with EU trade terms, survey finds
More than half of those contacted by British Chambers of Commerce criticised the post Brexit arrangements
www.ft.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Some 53% of UK exporters told the [BCC] that the trade deal with Europe was unsatisfactory — a 13 percentage point increase from 2024.
“By contrast, just 16% of nearly 900 exporters surveyed in October said the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement… was working well.”
www.ft.com/content/b3d3...
“By contrast, just 16% of nearly 900 exporters surveyed in October said the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement… was working well.”
www.ft.com/content/b3d3...
"Just 16% of exporters say the EU-UK Trade Agreement is working well.
But Starmer is against a customs union as it would cause the trade deal with the US to unravel."
Starmer is doing untold damage to the UK economy to appease Trump, who wants the EU to collapse.
shorturl.at/j2lUP
But Starmer is against a customs union as it would cause the trade deal with the US to unravel."
Starmer is doing untold damage to the UK economy to appease Trump, who wants the EU to collapse.
shorturl.at/j2lUP
UK exporters increasingly dissatisfied with EU trade terms, survey finds
More than half of those contacted by British Chambers of Commerce criticised the post Brexit arrangements
shorturl.at
December 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"Just 16% of exporters say the EU-UK Trade Agreement is working well.
But Starmer is against a customs union as it would cause the trade deal with the US to unravel."
Starmer is doing untold damage to the UK economy to appease Trump, who wants the EU to collapse.
shorturl.at/j2lUP
But Starmer is against a customs union as it would cause the trade deal with the US to unravel."
Starmer is doing untold damage to the UK economy to appease Trump, who wants the EU to collapse.
shorturl.at/j2lUP
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This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
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Greenland alarmed after Trump appoints special envoy to make country ‘part of the US’
Greenland alarmed after Trump appoints special envoy to make country ‘part of the US’
Greenland alarmed after Trump appoints special envoy to make country ‘part of the US’
www.independent.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Greenland alarmed after Trump appoints special envoy to make country ‘part of the US’
"The conflation of Israel with all Jews is about antisemites seizing upon the actions of Israel to justify their Jew-hatred.
At the same time the Jewish state has cynically reframed antisemitism, to deflect criticism of Israel as opposed to protecting diasporic Jews from bigotry or violence."
At the same time the Jewish state has cynically reframed antisemitism, to deflect criticism of Israel as opposed to protecting diasporic Jews from bigotry or violence."
“If we hide in our separate silos, opposing only certain kinds of bigotry, or supporting liberty only for certain kinds of people, we will all lose.” My @theobserveruk.bsky.social column: observer.co.uk/news/columni...
When free speech becomes weaponised and tribal, everybody...
Protecting expression for one’s own side, while censoring others, serves neither liberty nor safety
observer.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
"The conflation of Israel with all Jews is about antisemites seizing upon the actions of Israel to justify their Jew-hatred.
At the same time the Jewish state has cynically reframed antisemitism, to deflect criticism of Israel as opposed to protecting diasporic Jews from bigotry or violence."
At the same time the Jewish state has cynically reframed antisemitism, to deflect criticism of Israel as opposed to protecting diasporic Jews from bigotry or violence."
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The UK just committed £22bn to carbon capture and storage – a tech with an 80% failure rate that lets oil & gas greenwash their emissions.
At this CCS conference, most speakers repped fossil fuel companies.
Share if you think it's absurd we're funding tech that protects fossil fuel profits 🙃
At this CCS conference, most speakers repped fossil fuel companies.
Share if you think it's absurd we're funding tech that protects fossil fuel profits 🙃
December 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The UK just committed £22bn to carbon capture and storage – a tech with an 80% failure rate that lets oil & gas greenwash their emissions.
At this CCS conference, most speakers repped fossil fuel companies.
Share if you think it's absurd we're funding tech that protects fossil fuel profits 🙃
At this CCS conference, most speakers repped fossil fuel companies.
Share if you think it's absurd we're funding tech that protects fossil fuel profits 🙃
Starmer gave a "rivers of blood" speech about an "island of strangers" and is now trying to weaken rules on torture of refugees.
So what do his ministers do? They try to compare the @greenparty.org.uk to Reform.
They are panicking because membership is plummeting due to their racist policies.
So what do his ministers do? They try to compare the @greenparty.org.uk to Reform.
They are panicking because membership is plummeting due to their racist policies.
December 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Starmer gave a "rivers of blood" speech about an "island of strangers" and is now trying to weaken rules on torture of refugees.
So what do his ministers do? They try to compare the @greenparty.org.uk to Reform.
They are panicking because membership is plummeting due to their racist policies.
So what do his ministers do? They try to compare the @greenparty.org.uk to Reform.
They are panicking because membership is plummeting due to their racist policies.
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“Last year more than 40% of electricity generation on Christmas Day came from renewables. It stood at 1.7% in 2009” #GreenSky #GreenShoots
“An extra 2 gigawatts of #wind and 3GW of #solar power came on to the network in 2025” @katharinehayhoe.com @350.org
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“An extra 2 gigawatts of #wind and 3GW of #solar power came on to the network in 2025” @katharinehayhoe.com @350.org
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This year’s Christmas could be Britain’s greenest yet, energy operator says
System operator Neso predicts lowest carbon intensity ever on Christmas Day after new wind and solar power come online
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
“Last year more than 40% of electricity generation on Christmas Day came from renewables. It stood at 1.7% in 2009” #GreenSky #GreenShoots
“An extra 2 gigawatts of #wind and 3GW of #solar power came on to the network in 2025” @katharinehayhoe.com @350.org
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“An extra 2 gigawatts of #wind and 3GW of #solar power came on to the network in 2025” @katharinehayhoe.com @350.org
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trump, Putin and Neranyahu may seem like our most pressing problem, but climate change is literally going to lead to societal collapse in the near future.
If you're in the UK, please sign.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
If you're in the UK, please sign.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Fund a National Climate Resilience Plan: protect communities from climate impact
From floods to extreme temperatures, climate impacts risk damaging homes, health, businesses, services, and the economy. We want Government to prioritise adaptation; fund a new Resilience Plan that wo...
petition.parliament.uk
December 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Trump, Putin and Neranyahu may seem like our most pressing problem, but climate change is literally going to lead to societal collapse in the near future.
If you're in the UK, please sign.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
If you're in the UK, please sign.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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The Epstein Files, everybody!
December 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The Epstein Files, everybody!
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“On the tax front, it’s time for rich people like me to pay more,” Mitt Romney writes.
“On the tax front, it’s time for rich people like me to pay more,” Mitt Romney writes.
Opinion | Mitt Romney: Tax the Rich, Like Me
There’s no getting around this if we want to avoid the deficit cliff ahead.
nyti.ms
December 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“On the tax front, it’s time for rich people like me to pay more,” Mitt Romney writes.
“On the tax front, it’s time for rich people like me to pay more,” Mitt Romney writes.
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The more I think about it, the more I reckon the 2003 Iraq War began the process that let Trump win. The blatant lies we were told by our governments, the disregard for public opinion and mockery of international law created a rupture that never healed. Trust, consent and cohesion were smashed.🧵 1/3
December 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The more I think about it, the more I reckon the 2003 Iraq War began the process that let Trump win. The blatant lies we were told by our governments, the disregard for public opinion and mockery of international law created a rupture that never healed. Trust, consent and cohesion were smashed.🧵 1/3
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“Trump cannot stand multilateral organizations that strengthen smaller and weaker countries vis-à-vis the US. He has spent his presidency undermining WTO. The EU clearly has an interest in preserving the rules-based order that Trump hopes to tear down. EU urgently needs to chart a new course" (2018)
Europe for Itself
Mark Leonard argues that the European Union can no longer afford to defer to America's foreign-policy establishment.
www1.project-syndicate.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“Trump cannot stand multilateral organizations that strengthen smaller and weaker countries vis-à-vis the US. He has spent his presidency undermining WTO. The EU clearly has an interest in preserving the rules-based order that Trump hopes to tear down. EU urgently needs to chart a new course" (2018)
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Just to point out that it is often said about China that it prefers negotiating one on one with smaller countries to bring to bear its power differential.
“Trump cannot stand multilateral organizations that strengthen smaller and weaker countries vis-à-vis the US. He has spent his presidency undermining WTO. The EU clearly has an interest in preserving the rules-based order that Trump hopes to tear down. EU urgently needs to chart a new course" (2018)
Europe for Itself
Mark Leonard argues that the European Union can no longer afford to defer to America's foreign-policy establishment.
www1.project-syndicate.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Just to point out that it is often said about China that it prefers negotiating one on one with smaller countries to bring to bear its power differential.
"UK bullied to pay billions more for NHS drugs produced by US companies, importing US beef, accept steel tariffs and more and got nothing on return."
Starmer was played.
We need to rejoin the EU.
Starmer was played.
We need to rejoin the EU.
MPs warn that UK agreements with Donald Trump are ‘built on sand’.
UK bullied to pay billions more for NHS drugs produced by US companies, importing US beef, accept steel tariffs and more, without any reciprocity.
Can't trust Trump. US wants dominance, not partnership.
Rejoin the EU.
UK bullied to pay billions more for NHS drugs produced by US companies, importing US beef, accept steel tariffs and more, without any reciprocity.
Can't trust Trump. US wants dominance, not partnership.
Rejoin the EU.
MPs warn that UK agreements with Donald Trump are ‘built on sand’
Exclusive: Health select committee chair says UK government’s ‘naive belief’ Trump is a good faith actor ‘could cost UK taxpayer billions’
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"UK bullied to pay billions more for NHS drugs produced by US companies, importing US beef, accept steel tariffs and more and got nothing on return."
Starmer was played.
We need to rejoin the EU.
Starmer was played.
We need to rejoin the EU.