Valen Cook
@valen1971.bsky.social
World weary, penniless misanthrope. Blogger/vlogger/poet/mental health campaigner. I support Universal Human Rights and Universal Free Speech.
I don't mind not being someone's first choice but I never want to be someone's last resort.
I don't mind not being someone's first choice but I never want to be someone's last resort.
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Valen Cook
@valen1971.bsky.social
· Mar 13
PLEASE NOTE: I do not have any money. I am not here for hookups, dating, nude photos, sex videos or sex. I'm not here to be your personal ATM. I'm surprised I even have to post something like this. #scammers
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Last night over the U.S., the sky erupted — a rare volcanic lightning storm turned the night into something that looked otherworldly.
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Last night over the U.S., the sky erupted — a rare volcanic lightning storm turned the night into something that looked otherworldly.
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i ate too many 'tatoes 🥔
November 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
i ate too many 'tatoes 🥔
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We all know Farage is a racist prick…. But there’s a good chunk of people who suspect Russian influence…do you? 🔽
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
We all know Farage is a racist prick…. But there’s a good chunk of people who suspect Russian influence…do you? 🔽
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving, American peeps. Everyone else, I bid you good day.
a cat is sticking its head out of a cat door .
ALT: a cat is sticking its head out of a cat door .
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving, American peeps. Everyone else, I bid you good day.
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On this day, Indigenous people and allies confront the settler-colonial narratives of “Thanksgiving,” observing it instead as a National Day of Mourning.
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
On this day, Indigenous people and allies confront the settler-colonial narratives of “Thanksgiving,” observing it instead as a National Day of Mourning.
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Quality Street is a sign of everything in British Supermarkets like Tesco. Over the years you get less and less, while paying more and more.
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Quality Street is a sign of everything in British Supermarkets like Tesco. Over the years you get less and less, while paying more and more.
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Reeves’ problem is obvious: you can’t iron out the imbalances in an economy as unequal as ours only using the tax system.
The rich don’t just have too much wealth; they have too much power – and they’re using it to capture our democratic institutions.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
The rich don’t just have too much wealth; they have too much power – and they’re using it to capture our democratic institutions.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Rachel Reeves is living on another planet
A country in crisis and a government in denial.
substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Reeves’ problem is obvious: you can’t iron out the imbalances in an economy as unequal as ours only using the tax system.
The rich don’t just have too much wealth; they have too much power – and they’re using it to capture our democratic institutions.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
The rich don’t just have too much wealth; they have too much power – and they’re using it to capture our democratic institutions.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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🔴Morgan McSweeney, 'The Fraud' and The Takeover of the Labour Party
Investigative journalist Paul Holden joins @ollyhaynes.bsky.social to talk about his new book, 'The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney, and the Crisis of British Democracy'
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/morgan-mcs...
Investigative journalist Paul Holden joins @ollyhaynes.bsky.social to talk about his new book, 'The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney, and the Crisis of British Democracy'
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/morgan-mcs...
Morgan McSweeney, 'The Fraud' and The Takeover of the Labour Party
Investigative journalist Paul Holden joins Olly Haynes to talk about his new book, 'The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney, and the Crisis of British Democracy'
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🔴Morgan McSweeney, 'The Fraud' and The Takeover of the Labour Party
Investigative journalist Paul Holden joins @ollyhaynes.bsky.social to talk about his new book, 'The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney, and the Crisis of British Democracy'
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/morgan-mcs...
Investigative journalist Paul Holden joins @ollyhaynes.bsky.social to talk about his new book, 'The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney, and the Crisis of British Democracy'
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/morgan-mcs...
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The majority of doctors supported the recent strike. So why did the Department of Health suggest the opposite?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The majority of doctors supported the recent strike. So why did the Department of Health suggest the opposite? | Peter Kellner
It would seem that poll data was cherrypicked and then used to brief the Times. Such distortion of facts from a public body should alarm us all, says former president of YouGov Peter Kellner
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The majority of doctors supported the recent strike. So why did the Department of Health suggest the opposite?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
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UK politics live – latest updates
Criminals will be stopped from “gaming the system” by choosing trial by jury in order to increase the chances of proceedings collapsing, the courts minister has said, promising to enact radical changes to limit jury trials by the next election.
Drug dealers and career criminals were “laughing in the dock” knowing cases can take years to come to trial, Sarah Sackman told the Guardian, saying inaction would be a road to “chaos and ruin”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
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Yeah, we KNOW he's a racist, antisemitic, grifter.
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Yeah, we KNOW he's a racist, antisemitic, grifter.
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PLAQUED BY NONPREVENTION
An infant in Kentucky who was unvaccinated against pertussis, has died, the third death from the deadly bacteria in the state this year. Kentucky had last recorded an infant whooping cough death in 2018.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/pertussis/th...
An infant in Kentucky who was unvaccinated against pertussis, has died, the third death from the deadly bacteria in the state this year. Kentucky had last recorded an infant whooping cough death in 2018.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/pertussis/th...
Third infant in Kentucky dies of whooping cough as national cases stay high for second year in a row
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
PLAQUED BY NONPREVENTION
An infant in Kentucky who was unvaccinated against pertussis, has died, the third death from the deadly bacteria in the state this year. Kentucky had last recorded an infant whooping cough death in 2018.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/pertussis/th...
An infant in Kentucky who was unvaccinated against pertussis, has died, the third death from the deadly bacteria in the state this year. Kentucky had last recorded an infant whooping cough death in 2018.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/pertussis/th...
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Unbelievable.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Unbelievable.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
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Russia's ambassador to the UK, Yakovenko, boasted about Brexit to another diplomat:
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Russia's ambassador to the UK, Yakovenko, boasted about Brexit to another diplomat:
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
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Here's a post from my blog #CapitalismCreatesPoverty which provides more detail
November 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Here's a post from my blog #CapitalismCreatesPoverty which provides more detail
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November 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Never ending #Nakba Never ending #Genocide
Israel is a sick society
Israel is a criminal state
Israel's allies are sick, criminal states also.
#FreePalestine
#BDS
#IsraelTerroristState
#EndIsrseliGenocide
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Israel is a sick society
Israel is a criminal state
Israel's allies are sick, criminal states also.
#FreePalestine
#BDS
#IsraelTerroristState
#EndIsrseliGenocide
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Out for blood: Israel ramps-up sweeping military assault on West Bank refugee camps
Israel’s latest blood-soaked assault on the West Bank has displaced thousands, demonstrating Israel's relentless belligerence and impunity
www.thecanary.co
November 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Never ending #Nakba Never ending #Genocide
Israel is a sick society
Israel is a criminal state
Israel's allies are sick, criminal states also.
#FreePalestine
#BDS
#IsraelTerroristState
#EndIsrseliGenocide
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Israel is a sick society
Israel is a criminal state
Israel's allies are sick, criminal states also.
#FreePalestine
#BDS
#IsraelTerroristState
#EndIsrseliGenocide
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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Another great exclusive from @bylinetimes.bsky.social
Reform UK accused of falsifying evidence it provided to the Information Commissioner’s Office, following allegations that it breached data rules
Accused misleading the ICO & dodging the law, & described as “very clearly fraud.”
Reform UK accused of falsifying evidence it provided to the Information Commissioner’s Office, following allegations that it breached data rules
Accused misleading the ICO & dodging the law, & described as “very clearly fraud.”
Nigel Farage's Reform UK Accused of Fabricating Evidence For Data Breach Investigation
EXCLUSIVE: Reform is accused of falsifying the evidence it provided to the Information Commissioner's Office, following allegations that it breached data rules
bylinetimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Another great exclusive from @bylinetimes.bsky.social
Reform UK accused of falsifying evidence it provided to the Information Commissioner’s Office, following allegations that it breached data rules
Accused misleading the ICO & dodging the law, & described as “very clearly fraud.”
Reform UK accused of falsifying evidence it provided to the Information Commissioner’s Office, following allegations that it breached data rules
Accused misleading the ICO & dodging the law, & described as “very clearly fraud.”
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Immigration is...
Barely important to voters, even in spite of the Media screaming about it all day every day.
Barely important to voters, even in spite of the Media screaming about it all day every day.
November 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Immigration is...
Barely important to voters, even in spite of the Media screaming about it all day every day.
Barely important to voters, even in spite of the Media screaming about it all day every day.
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Keir Starmer's 6th pledge when he stood for Labour leader:
"Defend migrants' rights."
"An immigration system based on compassion and dignity."
#StarmersBritain 🇬🇧👁✂️🤐🔥
#KeirStarmer #ShabanaMahmood
#DivideAndRule 🔥🇬🇧
#EnoughIsEnough ⛔️
#StopTheHate ⛔️
#StarmerOut ✅️
#SafePassageNow ⬅️
#RefugeesWelcome ❤️
"Defend migrants' rights."
"An immigration system based on compassion and dignity."
#StarmersBritain 🇬🇧👁✂️🤐🔥
#KeirStarmer #ShabanaMahmood
#DivideAndRule 🔥🇬🇧
#EnoughIsEnough ⛔️
#StopTheHate ⛔️
#StarmerOut ✅️
#SafePassageNow ⬅️
#RefugeesWelcome ❤️
November 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Keir Starmer's 6th pledge when he stood for Labour leader:
"Defend migrants' rights."
"An immigration system based on compassion and dignity."
#StarmersBritain 🇬🇧👁✂️🤐🔥
#KeirStarmer #ShabanaMahmood
#DivideAndRule 🔥🇬🇧
#EnoughIsEnough ⛔️
#StopTheHate ⛔️
#StarmerOut ✅️
#SafePassageNow ⬅️
#RefugeesWelcome ❤️
"Defend migrants' rights."
"An immigration system based on compassion and dignity."
#StarmersBritain 🇬🇧👁✂️🤐🔥
#KeirStarmer #ShabanaMahmood
#DivideAndRule 🔥🇬🇧
#EnoughIsEnough ⛔️
#StopTheHate ⛔️
#StarmerOut ✅️
#SafePassageNow ⬅️
#RefugeesWelcome ❤️