Phil
@philjbrett.bsky.social
Socialist. Retired teacher. Author of the Pete Kalder books. Loves reading, music and art.
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Phil
@philjbrett.bsky.social
· Jan 18
Fancy a thriller set in a future revolutionary Britain? Try this, my latest novel. #Writers #Crimefiction #Blueskyfiction
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DHS should be embarrassed that their ICE agent hires are so soft they can’t handle being videotaped, even while masked, so they resort to pepper spraying women at close range.
And we should be proud of the Santa Barbara women who stood their ground anyway.
And we should be proud of the Santa Barbara women who stood their ground anyway.
January 31, 2026 at 5:08 PM
DHS should be embarrassed that their ICE agent hires are so soft they can’t handle being videotaped, even while masked, so they resort to pepper spraying women at close range.
And we should be proud of the Santa Barbara women who stood their ground anyway.
And we should be proud of the Santa Barbara women who stood their ground anyway.
Never Forget. Never Again.
#HolocaustMemorialDay
Two very powerful books which I passionately recommend.
#HolocaustMemorialDay
Two very powerful books which I passionately recommend.
January 27, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Never Forget. Never Again.
#HolocaustMemorialDay
Two very powerful books which I passionately recommend.
#HolocaustMemorialDay
Two very powerful books which I passionately recommend.
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🚨EMERGENCY PROTEST
📍 Tomorrow 6pm, Trafalgar Sq. LDN
Yesterday ICE shot and killed Alex Pretti, the second ICE murder in two weeks in Minneapolis. People are rising up across the US in response.
#standuptoracism
📍 Tomorrow 6pm, Trafalgar Sq. LDN
Yesterday ICE shot and killed Alex Pretti, the second ICE murder in two weeks in Minneapolis. People are rising up across the US in response.
#standuptoracism
January 25, 2026 at 11:45 AM
🚨EMERGENCY PROTEST
📍 Tomorrow 6pm, Trafalgar Sq. LDN
Yesterday ICE shot and killed Alex Pretti, the second ICE murder in two weeks in Minneapolis. People are rising up across the US in response.
#standuptoracism
📍 Tomorrow 6pm, Trafalgar Sq. LDN
Yesterday ICE shot and killed Alex Pretti, the second ICE murder in two weeks in Minneapolis. People are rising up across the US in response.
#standuptoracism
Post a picture YOU took, just a picture, NO description
January 18, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Post a picture YOU took, just a picture, NO description
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Gregory Bovino LITERALLY cosplaying a SS officer...
January 17, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Gregory Bovino LITERALLY cosplaying a SS officer...
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Minneapolis groups call for ‘general strike’. "...several local unions—including Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28—have lent their support to the strike." www.commondreams.org/news/minneap...
Minneapolis Labor, Community Leaders Join Call for Jan. 23 General Strike to Demand ICE Out | Common Dreams
Minneapolis labor unions and community groups call for a general strike to push out federal immigration agents.
www.commondreams.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Minneapolis groups call for ‘general strike’. "...several local unions—including Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28—have lent their support to the strike." www.commondreams.org/news/minneap...
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Robert Jenrick illegally rushed through planning permission to try help a billionaire avoid £45m in property tax.
But he is sick of seeing Asylum Seekers break the law.
Because that’s only for him and his rich buddies.
But he is sick of seeing Asylum Seekers break the law.
Because that’s only for him and his rich buddies.
January 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Robert Jenrick illegally rushed through planning permission to try help a billionaire avoid £45m in property tax.
But he is sick of seeing Asylum Seekers break the law.
Because that’s only for him and his rich buddies.
But he is sick of seeing Asylum Seekers break the law.
Because that’s only for him and his rich buddies.
Top 10 all-time favorite vocalists? Off the top of head
David Bowie
Paul Weller
Aretha Franklin
Poly Styrene
Marvin Gaye
Nina Simone
Joe Strummer
Stevie Wonder
Diana Ross
Lesley Woods
David Bowie
Paul Weller
Aretha Franklin
Poly Styrene
Marvin Gaye
Nina Simone
Joe Strummer
Stevie Wonder
Diana Ross
Lesley Woods
Top 10 all-time favorite vocalists? Off the top of my head
David Bowie
Vashti Bunyan
Françoise Hardy
Judee Sill
Beth Gibbons
Gillian Welch
Mark Hollis
Natalie Mering
Frank Sinatra
Nick Drake
Elizabeth Fraser
Tom Waits (the early years)
Lana Del Rey
I know that's a bakers dozen
#musicsky
David Bowie
Vashti Bunyan
Françoise Hardy
Judee Sill
Beth Gibbons
Gillian Welch
Mark Hollis
Natalie Mering
Frank Sinatra
Nick Drake
Elizabeth Fraser
Tom Waits (the early years)
Lana Del Rey
I know that's a bakers dozen
#musicsky
top 10 all time favourite vocalists? Off the top of my head
Natalie Mering
Joni Mitchell
David Bowie
Jeff Buckley
Marvin Gaye
Nina Simone
Mimi Parker/Alan Sparhawk
Gruff Rhys
Jake Thackray
Josh Tillman
Natalie Mering
Joni Mitchell
David Bowie
Jeff Buckley
Marvin Gaye
Nina Simone
Mimi Parker/Alan Sparhawk
Gruff Rhys
Jake Thackray
Josh Tillman
January 10, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Top 10 all-time favorite vocalists? Off the top of head
David Bowie
Paul Weller
Aretha Franklin
Poly Styrene
Marvin Gaye
Nina Simone
Joe Strummer
Stevie Wonder
Diana Ross
Lesley Woods
David Bowie
Paul Weller
Aretha Franklin
Poly Styrene
Marvin Gaye
Nina Simone
Joe Strummer
Stevie Wonder
Diana Ross
Lesley Woods
David Bowie - Everyone Says 'Hi' (Official Video) [HD]
YouTube video by David Bowie
m.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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I'm writing about the Palestine Action hunger strikers at the moment, any of whom could die at any moment, and the astonishing media and government silence surrounding them. The Establishment seems to have become even crueller than when Thatcher was PM.
January 5, 2026 at 12:27 PM
I'm writing about the Palestine Action hunger strikers at the moment, any of whom could die at any moment, and the astonishing media and government silence surrounding them. The Establishment seems to have become even crueller than when Thatcher was PM.
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BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 1:19 PM
BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
Happy New Year. Let’s make 2026 a fairer, more tolerant and less bigoted one than 2025.
December 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Happy New Year. Let’s make 2026 a fairer, more tolerant and less bigoted one than 2025.
Merry Christmas. Whatever you’re doing - enjoy .c
December 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Merry Christmas. Whatever you’re doing - enjoy .c
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Remembering Joe Strummer, who had different ideas about immigration than those prevailing in DC these days youtu.be/SZiPCJrd0_4?...
Joe Strummer - Bhindi Bhagee
YouTube video by 977Radio
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December 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Remembering Joe Strummer, who had different ideas about immigration than those prevailing in DC these days youtu.be/SZiPCJrd0_4?...
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And happy birthday to Billy Bragg. 68 years old today.
There is power in a factory,
Power in the land,
and power in the hand of the worker
but it all amounts to nothing
if together we don't stand
there is power in a union
- Billy Bragg
Keep together
Stay peaceful
Hold the line
resist
rebel
revolt
Power in the land,
and power in the hand of the worker
but it all amounts to nothing
if together we don't stand
there is power in a union
- Billy Bragg
Keep together
Stay peaceful
Hold the line
resist
rebel
revolt
December 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
And happy birthday to Billy Bragg. 68 years old today.
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December 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Looking for an alternative Christmas gift? Maybe for someone who fancies a thriller of a more left-wing variety? A story of a detective in a revolutionary Britain. Full of spies, socialism and some sharp suits.
bookmarksbookshop.co.uk/product/thei...
bookmarksbookshop.co.uk/product/thei...
December 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Looking for an alternative Christmas gift? Maybe for someone who fancies a thriller of a more left-wing variety? A story of a detective in a revolutionary Britain. Full of spies, socialism and some sharp suits.
bookmarksbookshop.co.uk/product/thei...
bookmarksbookshop.co.uk/product/thei...
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Billy Bragg's song written in response to Tommy Robinson's campaign. Wishing all the very best to those attending the Stand Up To Racism and Care 4 Calais counter-rally today.
song.link/y/liRd9pjSBDA
song.link/y/liRd9pjSBDA
BILLY BRAGG - PUT CHRIST BACK INTO CHRISTMAS by Billy Bragg
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December 13, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Billy Bragg's song written in response to Tommy Robinson's campaign. Wishing all the very best to those attending the Stand Up To Racism and Care 4 Calais counter-rally today.
song.link/y/liRd9pjSBDA
song.link/y/liRd9pjSBDA
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December 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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R.I.P. legendary Stax Records guitarist Steve Cropper
Booker T. & The M.G.'s Guitarist Steve Cropper Dead At 84
Steve Cropper, the guitarist best known for playing in Booker T. & The M.G.’s, has died. His son confirmed his passing to Variety today. He was 84. Cropper was born in Dora, Missouri on October 21, 19...
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December 4, 2025 at 12:19 AM
R.I.P. legendary Stax Records guitarist Steve Cropper
Happy birthday to Viv Albertine - of #TheSlits and some fabulous solo work. I met her at a launch of her first autobiography a few years back. And yeah, I was star-struck.
December 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Happy birthday to Viv Albertine - of #TheSlits and some fabulous solo work. I met her at a launch of her first autobiography a few years back. And yeah, I was star-struck.