Rob Lugg 🇵🇸🔻
@roblugg.bsky.social
Socialist, Trade Unionist and Londoner. Borroka da bide bakarra: the struggle is the only way. My views. RT ≠ agreement He/Him/Comrade 🚩🏳️🌈♿️ #LGBwiththeT
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stylised version of @garethdennis.uk's British Isles HSR proposal from Railnatter 222 (+ schematic mockup of the GB network)
It should be entirely possible and affordable to deliver this. It could create loads of jobs, free up large swathes of existing network for local/regional rail and freight and end most internal flights.
One can dream.
One can dream.
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En la fosa de Víznar (Granada) descubrieron los restos de un niño de 12 años, fusilado por el fascismo. Junto a sus huesos, se encontraron un lápiz y una goma de borrar. Y todavía hay imbéciles que dicen que con el genocida de Franco se vivía mejor...
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
En la fosa de Víznar (Granada) descubrieron los restos de un niño de 12 años, fusilado por el fascismo. Junto a sus huesos, se encontraron un lápiz y una goma de borrar. Y todavía hay imbéciles que dicen que con el genocida de Franco se vivía mejor...
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Cada vez que escucho a Esperanza Aguirre pierdo un minuto de vida. Como nos pase a todos y se los quede ella, es inmortal desde hace 30 años.
November 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Cada vez que escucho a Esperanza Aguirre pierdo un minuto de vida. Como nos pase a todos y se los quede ella, es inmortal desde hace 30 años.
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"I’ve attended services at Dor Hadash, was Emmy-nominated for my work on #TreeofLife Massacre and I watched as bodies were removed from the synagogue. our community's been frustrated by Weiss' attempts to paint herself as scrappy Pittsburgh Jew" @mikeelk.bsky.social paydayreport.com/bari-weiss-c...
Bari Weiss Crosses Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Picket Line
This week, Bari Weiss, the controversial new right-wing head of CBS News, crossed the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette picket line to participate in a front-page puff piece that painted her as a scrappy “Pitts...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"I’ve attended services at Dor Hadash, was Emmy-nominated for my work on #TreeofLife Massacre and I watched as bodies were removed from the synagogue. our community's been frustrated by Weiss' attempts to paint herself as scrappy Pittsburgh Jew" @mikeelk.bsky.social paydayreport.com/bari-weiss-c...
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Today marks 50 years since the most outrageous event in Australia's democracy. They "maintained the rage" and we are beneficiaries of that.
Yet, for a time in 1975, Australian democracy appeared a fragile thing. It proved robust in the end – thanks in large part to the creativity of ordinary Australians who agitated for their country’s democratic culture, system and institutions.
In a world with democracy in decline, we have much to learn from those who rallied against Whitlam’s dismissal | Frank Bongiorno and James Watson
In 1975, few Australians believed the dismissal of a democratically elected government was business as usual
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Today marks 50 years since the most outrageous event in Australia's democracy. They "maintained the rage" and we are beneficiaries of that.
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Honestly there was only one way the Cuomo family could be more off-putting and it’s to try to look like modern day Vince McMahon
Chris Cuomo is trying to make this atrocious little mustache happen even though it looks like he drew it on with a ballpoint pen
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Honestly there was only one way the Cuomo family could be more off-putting and it’s to try to look like modern day Vince McMahon
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The evidence keeps accumulating that Brexit was an astonishing self-inflicted economic policy disaster. The fact that it is a slow-moving one bodes ill for those who think that populist economic mismanagement will translate into voters punishing populists. www.nber.org/system/files...
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The evidence keeps accumulating that Brexit was an astonishing self-inflicted economic policy disaster. The fact that it is a slow-moving one bodes ill for those who think that populist economic mismanagement will translate into voters punishing populists. www.nber.org/system/files...
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Lol Labour toooooooo
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Lol Labour toooooooo
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She seems to fly under the radar as a truly disgusting person so share this clip
Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
She seems to fly under the radar as a truly disgusting person so share this clip
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LMAO if they think there’s not going to be major pushback for us PAYING for the BBC to be even more like Fox News they are on CRACK.
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
LMAO if they think there’s not going to be major pushback for us PAYING for the BBC to be even more like Fox News they are on CRACK.
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Kent's fire and rescue authority is in chaos following the suspension of nine Reform councillors - the chair AND vice-chair have both been booted from the party.
Joint statement from Cllr Alister Brady and Cllr Vince Maple as Labour group co-leaders on the Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority:
Joint statement from Cllr Alister Brady and Cllr Vince Maple as Labour group co-leaders on the Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority:
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Kent's fire and rescue authority is in chaos following the suspension of nine Reform councillors - the chair AND vice-chair have both been booted from the party.
Joint statement from Cllr Alister Brady and Cllr Vince Maple as Labour group co-leaders on the Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority:
Joint statement from Cllr Alister Brady and Cllr Vince Maple as Labour group co-leaders on the Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority:
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This just in: reading is woke now
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This just in: reading is woke now
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Are we getting close to noticing yet
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Are we getting close to noticing yet
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This is it: there’s no point coming here where these people decide that they’ve won and just stop. They’ll always have more and wackier demands, just as hysterical as all the ones we already conceded to.
this stuff matters in itself, of course, but also the TERF-Industrial complex won't ever stop. Each "win" is just the new base camp for the next battle.
Olympics organisers moving towards blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This is it: there’s no point coming here where these people decide that they’ve won and just stop. They’ll always have more and wackier demands, just as hysterical as all the ones we already conceded to.
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Lest we forget our commission
An estate agent in Wimbledon has removed its property listings in its window and replaced it with a remembrance themed display with the message “lest we forget”. A marker for all estate agents I feel.
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Lest we forget our commission
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Look like somebody was pissed out of their heads on impunity again
Reach has apologised and will pay "substantial damages" to Bob Vylan frontman Pascal Robinson after the Manchester Evening News wrongly reported he had "performed Nazi salutes on stage" pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/new...
Manchester Evening News pays 'substantial damages' to Bob Vylan frontman
Reach to pay "substantial damages" to Bob Vylan frontman after Manchester Evening News wrongly reported he had "performed Nazi salutes on stage".
pressgazette.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Look like somebody was pissed out of their heads on impunity again
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Every personal attack.
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The right can mock my teeth all it wants – it shows the Greens have struck a nerve | Zack Polanski
As a politician, I expect opposition and debate. But when it centres on personal insults, not policies, something else is going on, says the leader of the Green party, Zack Polanski
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Every personal attack.
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Going to enjoy how the BBC tries to cover this today!
November 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Going to enjoy how the BBC tries to cover this today!
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Moderate Democrats saw that voters were energized and might expect something from them, so they needed to put a stop to that ASAP
November 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Moderate Democrats saw that voters were energized and might expect something from them, so they needed to put a stop to that ASAP
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Incredible shit here: the man who provided the template for stomping on the BBC when it displeases malicious actors in politics, complaining that malicious actors in politics are using his template for stomping on the BBC for displeasing them.
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Incredible shit here: the man who provided the template for stomping on the BBC when it displeases malicious actors in politics, complaining that malicious actors in politics are using his template for stomping on the BBC for displeasing them.
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Lovely to see that it's now considered cool and good to be a vehement lefty who loves socialism but if you called people like me a stupid naive cunt and dick-rode the reasonable centre between 2016 and 2024 I DO remember because I'm not above petty fuckery. Anyway. Welcome, comrade.
November 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Lovely to see that it's now considered cool and good to be a vehement lefty who loves socialism but if you called people like me a stupid naive cunt and dick-rode the reasonable centre between 2016 and 2024 I DO remember because I'm not above petty fuckery. Anyway. Welcome, comrade.
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Poverty affects almost a third of children in the UK.
Labour could choose to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty immediately by fully scrapping the two-child benefit cap.
Remember: child poverty is a political choice.
Labour could choose to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty immediately by fully scrapping the two-child benefit cap.
Remember: child poverty is a political choice.
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Poverty affects almost a third of children in the UK.
Labour could choose to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty immediately by fully scrapping the two-child benefit cap.
Remember: child poverty is a political choice.
Labour could choose to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty immediately by fully scrapping the two-child benefit cap.
Remember: child poverty is a political choice.
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Ayer habló #Andalucía para exigir la dimisión de Moreno Bonilla.
No se nos puede tratar con tanto desprecio, no vamos a consentirlos
Los andaluces y andaluzas estamos levantados. 👇 #MarcaPP
No se nos puede tratar con tanto desprecio, no vamos a consentirlos
Los andaluces y andaluzas estamos levantados. 👇 #MarcaPP
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Ayer habló #Andalucía para exigir la dimisión de Moreno Bonilla.
No se nos puede tratar con tanto desprecio, no vamos a consentirlos
Los andaluces y andaluzas estamos levantados. 👇 #MarcaPP
No se nos puede tratar con tanto desprecio, no vamos a consentirlos
Los andaluces y andaluzas estamos levantados. 👇 #MarcaPP
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If Senate Dems settle for nothing, they stand for nothing
November 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
If Senate Dems settle for nothing, they stand for nothing
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Today, the Dems will make a deal to reopen the government.
Tomorrow, Trump will illegally withhold appropriated funds, send his masked armed thugs to kidnap people off the streets, and order the military to murder civilians without due process.
So nothing has changed.
Tomorrow, Trump will illegally withhold appropriated funds, send his masked armed thugs to kidnap people off the streets, and order the military to murder civilians without due process.
So nothing has changed.
BREAKING: Senators have reached a deal to end the government shutdown.
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Today, the Dems will make a deal to reopen the government.
Tomorrow, Trump will illegally withhold appropriated funds, send his masked armed thugs to kidnap people off the streets, and order the military to murder civilians without due process.
So nothing has changed.
Tomorrow, Trump will illegally withhold appropriated funds, send his masked armed thugs to kidnap people off the streets, and order the military to murder civilians without due process.
So nothing has changed.