Martin Porritt
@martinporritt.bsky.social
Socialist, Trade Unionist, Animal Rights, Vegan, Brighton and Hove Albion supporter. Lives in Scotland, born in Brighton. History, archaeology, and genealogy.
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Rachel Reeves lied to the British public about her employment history, she lied about not raising taxes and she lied about the state of the economy
Rachel Reeves is one of the most dishonest politicians in British history
She needs to be kicked out of parliament immediately
#ReevesOutNow
Rachel Reeves is one of the most dishonest politicians in British history
She needs to be kicked out of parliament immediately
#ReevesOutNow
December 2, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Rachel Reeves lied to the British public about her employment history, she lied about not raising taxes and she lied about the state of the economy
Rachel Reeves is one of the most dishonest politicians in British history
She needs to be kicked out of parliament immediately
#ReevesOutNow
Rachel Reeves is one of the most dishonest politicians in British history
She needs to be kicked out of parliament immediately
#ReevesOutNow
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NEWS: ICE agent charged with drunken driving after shift at Broadview detention center. Car crash into a hedgerow. Trump’s Midway Blitz is claimed to be inspired by an undocumented drunk driving death.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/i...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/i...
‘Doesn’t look good’: ICE agent charged with drunken driving after shift at Broadview detention center
An Immigration and Enforcement agent has been charged with drunken driving after his car crashed after a shift at the Broadview detention center.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:17 PM
NEWS: ICE agent charged with drunken driving after shift at Broadview detention center. Car crash into a hedgerow. Trump’s Midway Blitz is claimed to be inspired by an undocumented drunk driving death.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/i...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/i...
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Zohran Mamdani names 5-member NYC transition team of all women
www.upi.com
Zohran Mamdani names 5-member NYC transition team of all women - UPI.com
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November 6, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Zohran Mamdani names 5-member NYC transition team of all women
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Yesterday my day began with Dick Cheney being dead in hell and ended with socialism winning an election while the entire establishment looked on, dismayed that they couldn't do a damn thing about it. It was a very good day.
November 5, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Yesterday my day began with Dick Cheney being dead in hell and ended with socialism winning an election while the entire establishment looked on, dismayed that they couldn't do a damn thing about it. It was a very good day.
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Vote Labour, get a burning planet.
To be clear, what is being proposed here is to axe the main mechanism for getting Britain’s homes insulated - which is by FAR the best way to reduce household energy bills in the long term 🤦♂️
…and also, just incidentally, an absolute non-negotiable requirement for meeting UK climate targets 😬🥵☠️
…and also, just incidentally, an absolute non-negotiable requirement for meeting UK climate targets 😬🥵☠️
Reeves considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills
Exclusive: Chancellor hopes to save up to £170 from average bill but industry insiders say move would be ‘disastrous’
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Vote Labour, get a burning planet.
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TUC and Union Leaders. This is the energy and direction we need in UK.
Time to change our approach.
@kategobell.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social
Time to change our approach.
@kategobell.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 8:58 AM
TUC and Union Leaders. This is the energy and direction we need in UK.
Time to change our approach.
@kategobell.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social
Time to change our approach.
@kategobell.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social
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Starmer really is a piece of shit in so many ways
So he knew about Mandelson all along and he still ignored warnings and overruled advisers to hire his pal
Keir Starmer ‘briefed on Mandelson’s Epstein links’ before US ambassador appointment
KEIR Starmer was allegedly briefed on details of Peter Mandelson’s links to disgraced paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein before he was appointed…
www.thenational.scot
November 5, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Starmer really is a piece of shit in so many ways
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A British spin-doctor working for Israeli firm Elbit, whose UK factories have been arming the genocide in Gaza, boasted she planted an evidence-free story in the Times about Palestine Action being funded by Iran, a witness tells Private Eye.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/pr-firm...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/pr-firm...
PR firm 'planted story' about Iran funding Palestine Action in media, report says
Head of CMS Strategic, which works for Israeli arms firm Elbit Systems, was allegedly heard by witness saying she placed story in The Times before group's proscription
www.middleeasteye.net
November 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
A British spin-doctor working for Israeli firm Elbit, whose UK factories have been arming the genocide in Gaza, boasted she planted an evidence-free story in the Times about Palestine Action being funded by Iran, a witness tells Private Eye.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/pr-firm...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/pr-firm...
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Jasper Nathaniel. West Bank.
Day after the attack. Thread with videos: threadreaderapp.com/thread/19802...
Day after the attack. Thread with videos: threadreaderapp.com/thread/19802...
October 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Jasper Nathaniel. West Bank.
Day after the attack. Thread with videos: threadreaderapp.com/thread/19802...
Day after the attack. Thread with videos: threadreaderapp.com/thread/19802...
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🚨 BREAKING: Israel Broke the Ceasefire EVERY DAY So Far
October 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
🚨 BREAKING: Israel Broke the Ceasefire EVERY DAY So Far
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Wait so Zionists seriously expected everything to go back to how it was before and for everyone to start treating Israel like a normal country?
That's adorable.
That's adorable.
October 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Wait so Zionists seriously expected everything to go back to how it was before and for everyone to start treating Israel like a normal country?
That's adorable.
That's adorable.
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The ceasefire announced on 9 October 2025 appears to mark a turning point after two years of exhausting military and humanitarian devastation in Gaza. Yet, upon closer examination, it raises more questions than it answers.
#OPINION by Peiman Salehi
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251009-gaz...
#OPINION by Peiman Salehi
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251009-gaz...
October 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The ceasefire announced on 9 October 2025 appears to mark a turning point after two years of exhausting military and humanitarian devastation in Gaza. Yet, upon closer examination, it raises more questions than it answers.
#OPINION by Peiman Salehi
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251009-gaz...
#OPINION by Peiman Salehi
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251009-gaz...
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What the HELL are the Flotilla crew's COUNTRIES doing to demand their immediate release! These are"innocent citizens"*ILLEGALLY, kidnapped, beaten & imprisoned* - in "International waters"- by the #Monstrous, #Murderous, #Genocidal #IsraeliWarCriminals! WHY is this not top story on #MainstreamNews?
October 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
What the HELL are the Flotilla crew's COUNTRIES doing to demand their immediate release! These are"innocent citizens"*ILLEGALLY, kidnapped, beaten & imprisoned* - in "International waters"- by the #Monstrous, #Murderous, #Genocidal #IsraeliWarCriminals! WHY is this not top story on #MainstreamNews?
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⚡️Scottish activist Margaret Basita, a member of the Omar al-Mukhtar ship of the Sumud Flotilla, arrives in Istanbul after the occupation forces released the ship's activists.
October 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
⚡️Scottish activist Margaret Basita, a member of the Omar al-Mukhtar ship of the Sumud Flotilla, arrives in Istanbul after the occupation forces released the ship's activists.
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🔴 Illegal settlers launched a brutal attack on a Palestinian family in Masafer Yatta, leaving the mother with severe injuries.
The region has seen Palestinian villagers tirelessly appeal to the Israeli Supreme Court, presenting irrefutable evidence of their legal and rightful ownership of the land.
The region has seen Palestinian villagers tirelessly appeal to the Israeli Supreme Court, presenting irrefutable evidence of their legal and rightful ownership of the land.
October 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
🔴 Illegal settlers launched a brutal attack on a Palestinian family in Masafer Yatta, leaving the mother with severe injuries.
The region has seen Palestinian villagers tirelessly appeal to the Israeli Supreme Court, presenting irrefutable evidence of their legal and rightful ownership of the land.
The region has seen Palestinian villagers tirelessly appeal to the Israeli Supreme Court, presenting irrefutable evidence of their legal and rightful ownership of the land.
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They explicitly said they were going to do this, and now they are torturing Greta Thunberg for trying to bring formula to starving babies.
October 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
They explicitly said they were going to do this, and now they are torturing Greta Thunberg for trying to bring formula to starving babies.
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When Adolf Hitler came to power he released his imprisoned supporters from jail, crushed social security programmes in return for tax cuts for the rich and sent his thugs out to arrest immigrants and minorities.
See any similarities?
See any similarities?
October 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
When Adolf Hitler came to power he released his imprisoned supporters from jail, crushed social security programmes in return for tax cuts for the rich and sent his thugs out to arrest immigrants and minorities.
See any similarities?
See any similarities?
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These governments are making a lot of work for the compilers of the Oxford dictionary - the definition of terrorism now has to include “delivering food to children” and “sitting quietly”
October 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
These governments are making a lot of work for the compilers of the Oxford dictionary - the definition of terrorism now has to include “delivering food to children” and “sitting quietly”
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Jimmy Kimmel returned to late-night on Tuesday to a powerful standing ovation before using his opening monologue to directly condemn President Trump's aggressive efforts to bring his critics and the larger media to heel.
Jimmy Kimmel hits back at "bully" Trump
“This show is not important. What’s important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this.”
www.motherjones.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Jimmy Kimmel returned to late-night on Tuesday to a powerful standing ovation before using his opening monologue to directly condemn President Trump's aggressive efforts to bring his critics and the larger media to heel.
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Trump and Melania arrive at Windsor Castle for Trump's state visit to the UK
September 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Trump and Melania arrive at Windsor Castle for Trump's state visit to the UK