Richard Pierce
@tettig.bsky.social
He/him. Novelist, poet, Spoken Word artist, painter, champion of new music. Debut novel DEAD MEN nominated for Guardian First Book Award. #StandUpToRacism. European. #RejoinEU. www.tettig.com. Don't DM me unless you know me.
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Richard Pierce
@tettig.bsky.social
· Sep 29
This stays pinned until we have overcome racism. #StandUpToRacism
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Yes great, but the last time he said this he followed it up with asylum policies which divided people and played on their sense of grievance. Hopefully the departure of McSweeney means things will be different this time, but I'm sceptical.
Starmer:
"The real fight is not in the Labour Party. It's with the right-wing politics that challenges that. The politics of Reform... Divide, divide, divide. Grievance, grievance, grievance. That will tear our country apart... I will be in that fight as long as I have breath in my body."
"The real fight is not in the Labour Party. It's with the right-wing politics that challenges that. The politics of Reform... Divide, divide, divide. Grievance, grievance, grievance. That will tear our country apart... I will be in that fight as long as I have breath in my body."
February 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Yes great, but the last time he said this he followed it up with asylum policies which divided people and played on their sense of grievance. Hopefully the departure of McSweeney means things will be different this time, but I'm sceptical.
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You’ve only got to see the type of people who supported Brexit,……..Epstein, Putin, Trump, Farage, Vance, Bannon, Covid partying Tories…….. to know it was wrong.
February 10, 2026 at 6:28 AM
You’ve only got to see the type of people who supported Brexit,……..Epstein, Putin, Trump, Farage, Vance, Bannon, Covid partying Tories…….. to know it was wrong.
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Federal prosecutors in Minnesota were preparing to start a civil rights investigation into Renee Good’s shooting.
Then top administration officials intervened and ordered them to stop, triggering a wave of resignations in the process.
What is the regime trying to hide from us?
Then top administration officials intervened and ordered them to stop, triggering a wave of resignations in the process.
What is the regime trying to hide from us?
February 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Federal prosecutors in Minnesota were preparing to start a civil rights investigation into Renee Good’s shooting.
Then top administration officials intervened and ordered them to stop, triggering a wave of resignations in the process.
What is the regime trying to hide from us?
Then top administration officials intervened and ordered them to stop, triggering a wave of resignations in the process.
What is the regime trying to hide from us?
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"We saw it happen. It was a violent insurrection for the purpose of trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power after a legitimately certified election... That's what it was."
-- Mitch McConnell, on Jan 6
-- Mitch McConnell, on Jan 6
February 9, 2026 at 3:21 PM
"We saw it happen. It was a violent insurrection for the purpose of trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power after a legitimately certified election... That's what it was."
-- Mitch McConnell, on Jan 6
-- Mitch McConnell, on Jan 6
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If 5 Republicans switched, Democrats could take back the House NOW
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If 5 Republicans switched, Democrats could take back the House NOW
No "Wait Til Next Year" Necessary.
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
If 5 Republicans switched, Democrats could take back the House NOW
open.substack.com/pub/leftacti...
open.substack.com/pub/leftacti...
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
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1/3 "PUBLIC CITIZEN:" We just sued the Trump regime over another element of its illegal immigration “policy.”
It's the 32nd lawsuit Public Citizen has filed against the administration since Donald Trump returned to power.
The Trump regime is waging a campaign of terror against people in America
It's the 32nd lawsuit Public Citizen has filed against the administration since Donald Trump returned to power.
The Trump regime is waging a campaign of terror against people in America
February 8, 2026 at 5:48 PM
1/3 "PUBLIC CITIZEN:" We just sued the Trump regime over another element of its illegal immigration “policy.”
It's the 32nd lawsuit Public Citizen has filed against the administration since Donald Trump returned to power.
The Trump regime is waging a campaign of terror against people in America
It's the 32nd lawsuit Public Citizen has filed against the administration since Donald Trump returned to power.
The Trump regime is waging a campaign of terror against people in America
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Everyone should do this!
Tell Congress: Stop Trump's move to take over state elections
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
February 9, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Everyone should do this!
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This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:59 AM
This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Pulling up the drawbridge’: Alf Dubs criticises Shabana Mahmood’s plans for child refugees www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Pulling up the drawbridge’: Alf Dubs criticises Shabana Mahmood’s plans for child refugees
Exclusive: Labour peer, who came to UK as a refugee, says some ministers try to show they won’t ‘just do things because of their background’
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:26 AM
‘Pulling up the drawbridge’: Alf Dubs criticises Shabana Mahmood’s plans for child refugees www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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We The People need to repeatedly declare this government ILLEGITIMATE on these grounds:
1. It violates the Constitution and Our Inalienable rights daily, and
2. We do not consent and all governments derive their just powers from consent of the governed.
1. It violates the Constitution and Our Inalienable rights daily, and
2. We do not consent and all governments derive their just powers from consent of the governed.
February 8, 2026 at 12:08 AM
We The People need to repeatedly declare this government ILLEGITIMATE on these grounds:
1. It violates the Constitution and Our Inalienable rights daily, and
2. We do not consent and all governments derive their just powers from consent of the governed.
1. It violates the Constitution and Our Inalienable rights daily, and
2. We do not consent and all governments derive their just powers from consent of the governed.
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Never a truer word.
So the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it’s about the mass abuse of women and girls | Marina Hyde
Obsessing over individual players and political chaos leaves less time to focus on the misogyny. And that’s for the best, isn’t it guys, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:59 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Never a truer word.
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💥 GOOD.
Because that £240 million contract gifted to Palantir, with no competition…
…after Starmer had an off-the-books meeting with Mandelson and Palantir…
…while Mandelson was officially LOBBYING FOR Palantir and so personally financially benefiting from such links and contracts…
Stinks.
Because that £240 million contract gifted to Palantir, with no competition…
…after Starmer had an off-the-books meeting with Mandelson and Palantir…
…while Mandelson was officially LOBBYING FOR Palantir and so personally financially benefiting from such links and contracts…
Stinks.
February 6, 2026 at 9:32 AM
💥 GOOD.
Because that £240 million contract gifted to Palantir, with no competition…
…after Starmer had an off-the-books meeting with Mandelson and Palantir…
…while Mandelson was officially LOBBYING FOR Palantir and so personally financially benefiting from such links and contracts…
Stinks.
Because that £240 million contract gifted to Palantir, with no competition…
…after Starmer had an off-the-books meeting with Mandelson and Palantir…
…while Mandelson was officially LOBBYING FOR Palantir and so personally financially benefiting from such links and contracts…
Stinks.
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Farage is named in the Epstein files, Starmer isn't, but somehow the media seem determined to force Starmer out. I wonder why?
February 5, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Farage is named in the Epstein files, Starmer isn't, but somehow the media seem determined to force Starmer out. I wonder why?
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I will never stop saying Brexit was, is and always will be a disaster.
My support will go to the party that has a clear, detailed, timely route back via a CU and SM.
My support will go to the party that has a clear, detailed, timely route back via a CU and SM.
February 6, 2026 at 9:04 AM
I will never stop saying Brexit was, is and always will be a disaster.
My support will go to the party that has a clear, detailed, timely route back via a CU and SM.
My support will go to the party that has a clear, detailed, timely route back via a CU and SM.
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This is overt racism. Full stop. There’s no ‘misinterpretation’ and no excuse. This is who he is, who he’s always been, and why he should never be anywhere near power again. And there’s a reason the tapes from The Apprentice have never been released.
February 6, 2026 at 8:26 AM
This is overt racism. Full stop. There’s no ‘misinterpretation’ and no excuse. This is who he is, who he’s always been, and why he should never be anywhere near power again. And there’s a reason the tapes from The Apprentice have never been released.
#NewMusicFriday on www.radiostradbroke.co.uk at 10am & 10pm 06Feb26. Inc: Lozenge; Stay Lunar; Empty Page; Wuzy Bambussy; Esya; Ten Eighty Trees; Dawn Roar; Cardinal Sin; Anne Gair; Diamond Meadows; Nell Davies; Kiffie; Burning Feathers; Broken Bear; Light Show; Taller Than Moses. Be there.
Radio Stradbroke
The Website of Stradbroke Village Radio Station.
www.radiostradbroke.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 8:30 AM
#NewMusicFriday on www.radiostradbroke.co.uk at 10am & 10pm 06Feb26. Inc: Lozenge; Stay Lunar; Empty Page; Wuzy Bambussy; Esya; Ten Eighty Trees; Dawn Roar; Cardinal Sin; Anne Gair; Diamond Meadows; Nell Davies; Kiffie; Burning Feathers; Broken Bear; Light Show; Taller Than Moses. Be there.
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In the historically anti-union South, the UAW just secured a landmark contract with Volkswagen.
The workers won major wage increases, job security against outsourcing, and higher-quality healthcare.
Congratulations to these workers, and remember: there is always hope in labor.
The workers won major wage increases, job security against outsourcing, and higher-quality healthcare.
Congratulations to these workers, and remember: there is always hope in labor.
February 5, 2026 at 10:15 PM
In the historically anti-union South, the UAW just secured a landmark contract with Volkswagen.
The workers won major wage increases, job security against outsourcing, and higher-quality healthcare.
Congratulations to these workers, and remember: there is always hope in labor.
The workers won major wage increases, job security against outsourcing, and higher-quality healthcare.
Congratulations to these workers, and remember: there is always hope in labor.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
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We just wanted to say thank you to the people of Florida for standing up. Two Florida voters have taken legal action against the governor after he issued a proclamation to convene a special legislative session on congressional redistricting this April. Their filing with the state’s highest court
February 5, 2026 at 11:51 PM
We just wanted to say thank you to the people of Florida for standing up. Two Florida voters have taken legal action against the governor after he issued a proclamation to convene a special legislative session on congressional redistricting this April. Their filing with the state’s highest court
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From FB: Don't vote @reformuk.bsky.social, this is exactly the same personality as Trump, and we see exactly what he does to those who disagree with him, or ask him things he doesn't like.
Trump is Farage's idol, he wants to copy everything he does. Don't let him in.
Trump is Farage's idol, he wants to copy everything he does. Don't let him in.
February 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
From FB: Don't vote @reformuk.bsky.social, this is exactly the same personality as Trump, and we see exactly what he does to those who disagree with him, or ask him things he doesn't like.
Trump is Farage's idol, he wants to copy everything he does. Don't let him in.
Trump is Farage's idol, he wants to copy everything he does. Don't let him in.
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Layoffs just hit their highest start-of-year total since January 2009 — the height of the Great Recession — according to data tracking firm Challenger.
Meanwhile, CEO pay and corporate profits continue to hit record highs.
Does anyone still believe that trickle-down tax cuts create jobs?
Meanwhile, CEO pay and corporate profits continue to hit record highs.
Does anyone still believe that trickle-down tax cuts create jobs?
February 5, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Layoffs just hit their highest start-of-year total since January 2009 — the height of the Great Recession — according to data tracking firm Challenger.
Meanwhile, CEO pay and corporate profits continue to hit record highs.
Does anyone still believe that trickle-down tax cuts create jobs?
Meanwhile, CEO pay and corporate profits continue to hit record highs.
Does anyone still believe that trickle-down tax cuts create jobs?
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After latest release country should move on to Epstein trials.
February 5, 2026 at 7:39 PM
After latest release country should move on to Epstein trials.