@babsh.bsky.social
Retired secondary school HLTA.
European
Like politics, gardening and chatting. 🌱
European
Like politics, gardening and chatting. 🌱
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How dare journalists decide who is going to serve in govt? It's obvious that having removed Louise Haigh and Angela Raynor, they have their sights on Reeves. Where were they for Johnson et al?
MPs govern. Journalists report.
MPs govern. Journalists report.
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Awesome headline.
The country barely occupying 1/5 of Ukraine is threatening war with Europe.
👉 Russia & its leader are losers.
The country barely occupying 1/5 of Ukraine is threatening war with Europe.
👉 Russia & its leader are losers.
December 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Awesome headline.
The country barely occupying 1/5 of Ukraine is threatening war with Europe.
👉 Russia & its leader are losers.
The country barely occupying 1/5 of Ukraine is threatening war with Europe.
👉 Russia & its leader are losers.
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Yesterday the President fell asleep, yet again, during a televised fake Cabinet meeting staged so that each of his courtiers could heap praise on him, praise for which he couldn't stay conscious. He woke up just long enough to spew racism. Why is this not being treated as an emergency? >
December 4, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Yesterday the President fell asleep, yet again, during a televised fake Cabinet meeting staged so that each of his courtiers could heap praise on him, praise for which he couldn't stay conscious. He woke up just long enough to spew racism. Why is this not being treated as an emergency? >
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Or maybe diagnosis is at last catching up with the crises so many have been enduring, which have for so long been minimised, dismissed or ignored.
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Wes Streeting orders inquiry into mental health ‘overdiagnosis’
Health secretary wants clinical review of the rise in conditions such as ADHD and autism that cause people to drop out of the workforce
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December 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Or maybe diagnosis is at last catching up with the crises so many have been enduring, which have for so long been minimised, dismissed or ignored.
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Mapping the money behind carbon capture
Mapping the money behind carbon capture | Corporate Europe Observatory
New research by Corporate Europe Observatory and Oil Change International shows that Big Polluters have captured €17 billion in public subsidies for failed carbon capture technology – because fossil fuel lobbyists are setting the agenda
corporateeurope.org
December 4, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Mapping the money behind carbon capture
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But people not born in the U.K. shouldn’t be in Parliament according to many of their supporters. Fine though to not pay your taxes here and instead twist democracy from your sun lounger abroad.
Reform gets largest ever political donation by an individual in UK history from a crypto baron living in Thailand
This is not normal
www.ft.com/content/db73...
This is not normal
www.ft.com/content/db73...
Reform UK gets £9mn donation from Christopher Harborne
Nigel Farage’s party attracts far more funding than both Labour and the Conservatives
www.ft.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:55 AM
But people not born in the U.K. shouldn’t be in Parliament according to many of their supporters. Fine though to not pay your taxes here and instead twist democracy from your sun lounger abroad.
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Poppy Coburn from the Telegraph was on Newsnight last night, calling for Labour to flat-out pivot to rejoin the EU.
It wasn't just a passing comment. She pushed the idea strongly for several minutes.
It wasn't just a passing comment. She pushed the idea strongly for several minutes.
December 4, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Poppy Coburn from the Telegraph was on Newsnight last night, calling for Labour to flat-out pivot to rejoin the EU.
It wasn't just a passing comment. She pushed the idea strongly for several minutes.
It wasn't just a passing comment. She pushed the idea strongly for several minutes.
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Full story here👇
www.declassifieduk.org/the-bbc-edit...
www.declassifieduk.org/the-bbc-edit...
The BBC edit no one will resign over
Failure to air footage of Israeli soldiers executing unarmed Palestinians shows the corporation’s true bias
www.declassifieduk.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Full story here👇
www.declassifieduk.org/the-bbc-edit...
www.declassifieduk.org/the-bbc-edit...
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How much did the UK's spy flights for Israel cost?
Once again, the government pretends this is a matter of "operational security".
Just an excuse to keep the public in the dark.
#DCUKparliament
Once again, the government pretends this is a matter of "operational security".
Just an excuse to keep the public in the dark.
#DCUKparliament
December 4, 2025 at 9:07 AM
How much did the UK's spy flights for Israel cost?
Once again, the government pretends this is a matter of "operational security".
Just an excuse to keep the public in the dark.
#DCUKparliament
Once again, the government pretends this is a matter of "operational security".
Just an excuse to keep the public in the dark.
#DCUKparliament
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The chemical industry is the second-largest manufacturing industry in the UK. Rejoining the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) would simplify regulation and improve long-term stability for the sector.
December 4, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The chemical industry is the second-largest manufacturing industry in the UK. Rejoining the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) would simplify regulation and improve long-term stability for the sector.
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A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
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After supporting Israel during a genocide that may have killed over 30,000 women and children, foreign secretary Yvette Cooper gives a speech on "ending violence against women and girls globally".
December 3, 2025 at 8:37 AM
After supporting Israel during a genocide that may have killed over 30,000 women and children, foreign secretary Yvette Cooper gives a speech on "ending violence against women and girls globally".
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5 children ill after playing in the Thames; an unwell Kayaker; a rower who couldn't sit some of his GCSEs due to E coli.
Meanwhile, publicly owned Eau de Paris has opened up the Seine for swimmers.
Well done River Action for your work co-ordinating legal complaints against Thames Water!
Meanwhile, publicly owned Eau de Paris has opened up the Seine for swimmers.
Well done River Action for your work co-ordinating legal complaints against Thames Water!
People living along polluted Thames file legal complaint to force water firm to act
Residents claim raw sewage and poorly treated effluent as result of Thames Water’s failings are threat to health
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
5 children ill after playing in the Thames; an unwell Kayaker; a rower who couldn't sit some of his GCSEs due to E coli.
Meanwhile, publicly owned Eau de Paris has opened up the Seine for swimmers.
Well done River Action for your work co-ordinating legal complaints against Thames Water!
Meanwhile, publicly owned Eau de Paris has opened up the Seine for swimmers.
Well done River Action for your work co-ordinating legal complaints against Thames Water!
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I’m with Affinity, not Thames, but my bill went up by 43% this year with just an 8% increase in useage. If they were investing heavily in leak prevention this would be accounted for and profits would not be this high. Just disgusting profiteering which Ofwat wave through 😡
Thames Water half-year profits leap to £386m after bills rose by nearly a third.
Leaks and sewage dumping will continue for years.
£20bn+debt. A third of the bill covers interest payments.
Captive customers have no choice.
End the scam. Nationalise water.
Leaks and sewage dumping will continue for years.
£20bn+debt. A third of the bill covers interest payments.
Captive customers have no choice.
End the scam. Nationalise water.
Thames Water half-year profit leaps to nearly £400m after it raises bills by third
Revenues jumped 40% to nearly £2bn after debt-ridden utility hiked water bills sharply in April
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I’m with Affinity, not Thames, but my bill went up by 43% this year with just an 8% increase in useage. If they were investing heavily in leak prevention this would be accounted for and profits would not be this high. Just disgusting profiteering which Ofwat wave through 😡
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It's #GivingTuesday & Dr @andrewmeyerson.uk has an important msg.
We've helped 1 million frontline staff & helped save at least 77 lives.
NHS staff are suffering with burnout & moral distress.
We provide them with free counselling & support.
Please donate 👉 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-suppo...
We've helped 1 million frontline staff & helped save at least 77 lives.
NHS staff are suffering with burnout & moral distress.
We provide them with free counselling & support.
Please donate 👉 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-suppo...
December 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
It's #GivingTuesday & Dr @andrewmeyerson.uk has an important msg.
We've helped 1 million frontline staff & helped save at least 77 lives.
NHS staff are suffering with burnout & moral distress.
We provide them with free counselling & support.
Please donate 👉 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-suppo...
We've helped 1 million frontline staff & helped save at least 77 lives.
NHS staff are suffering with burnout & moral distress.
We provide them with free counselling & support.
Please donate 👉 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-suppo...
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Friend's kid is fundraising to join the World Scout Jamboree
Raised 13% so far, anyone fancy donating feel free to do so
www.gofundme.com/f/abubakr-wo...
Raised 13% so far, anyone fancy donating feel free to do so
www.gofundme.com/f/abubakr-wo...
Donate to Help AbuBakr to get to the World Scout Jamboree 2027, organized by Mustafa Davies
Hi, I'm AbuBakr and I live in Gloucestershire, UK. I'm currently i… Mustafa Davies needs your support for Help AbuBakr to get to the World Scout Jamboree 2027
www.gofundme.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Friend's kid is fundraising to join the World Scout Jamboree
Raised 13% so far, anyone fancy donating feel free to do so
www.gofundme.com/f/abubakr-wo...
Raised 13% so far, anyone fancy donating feel free to do so
www.gofundme.com/f/abubakr-wo...
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This is only happening because of Brexit! 😡
"Ministers have been accused of caving in to US demands to spend billions a year extra on drugs after pressure from Trump. The UK has agreed to pay 25% more for new medicines by 2035 as part of a US-UK drug deal estimated to cost an extra £3bn a year."
"Ministers have been accused of caving in to US demands to spend billions a year extra on drugs after pressure from Trump. The UK has agreed to pay 25% more for new medicines by 2035 as part of a US-UK drug deal estimated to cost an extra £3bn a year."
NHS to pay 25% more for innovative drugs after UK–US zero-tariff deal
Agreement could cost NHS an extra £3bn a year, industry sources estimate
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This is only happening because of Brexit! 😡
"Ministers have been accused of caving in to US demands to spend billions a year extra on drugs after pressure from Trump. The UK has agreed to pay 25% more for new medicines by 2035 as part of a US-UK drug deal estimated to cost an extra £3bn a year."
"Ministers have been accused of caving in to US demands to spend billions a year extra on drugs after pressure from Trump. The UK has agreed to pay 25% more for new medicines by 2035 as part of a US-UK drug deal estimated to cost an extra £3bn a year."
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The AI surveillance state is real — and it's being built by Palantir. youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?...
Why Palantir is America's Most Dangerous Corporation
YouTube video by Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The AI surveillance state is real — and it's being built by Palantir. youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?...
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Apparently the British are being told that they have to sacrifice their justice system to uphold the extravagant, cocaine-fueled, grift-funded, overindulgent, shirt-lifting etc. activities of Tory crooks who made millions from the COVID deaths of taxpayers' relatives and friends.
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Apparently the British are being told that they have to sacrifice their justice system to uphold the extravagant, cocaine-fueled, grift-funded, overindulgent, shirt-lifting etc. activities of Tory crooks who made millions from the COVID deaths of taxpayers' relatives and friends.
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Does anyone remember those TV commercials for "the stains that are difficult to talk about"?
Did they mean Good, Mone, Johnson and Hancock, because the Labour govt seems to have difficulty talking about the money they all made from the pandemic.
Incidentally, who talks about stains anyway?
Did they mean Good, Mone, Johnson and Hancock, because the Labour govt seems to have difficulty talking about the money they all made from the pandemic.
Incidentally, who talks about stains anyway?
December 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Does anyone remember those TV commercials for "the stains that are difficult to talk about"?
Did they mean Good, Mone, Johnson and Hancock, because the Labour govt seems to have difficulty talking about the money they all made from the pandemic.
Incidentally, who talks about stains anyway?
Did they mean Good, Mone, Johnson and Hancock, because the Labour govt seems to have difficulty talking about the money they all made from the pandemic.
Incidentally, who talks about stains anyway?
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Gary Lineker on Gaza, "It's the worst thing I have seen in my lifetime. Constant images day in, day out of children losing their lives."
"But the minute you raise your voice against it you get accused of being a supporter of Hamas."
"But the minute you raise your voice against it you get accused of being a supporter of Hamas."
December 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Gary Lineker on Gaza, "It's the worst thing I have seen in my lifetime. Constant images day in, day out of children losing their lives."
"But the minute you raise your voice against it you get accused of being a supporter of Hamas."
"But the minute you raise your voice against it you get accused of being a supporter of Hamas."
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🚨NHS England is rolling out Palantir software to run our health records - handing huge power to a US spy-tech firm that’s backed mass deportations and enabled genocide in Gaza.
Email your local trust and say NO to Palantir in our NHS ⬇️
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
Email your local trust and say NO to Palantir in our NHS ⬇️
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
Say no to Palantir in the NHS - No to Palantir
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🚨NHS England is rolling out Palantir software to run our health records - handing huge power to a US spy-tech firm that’s backed mass deportations and enabled genocide in Gaza.
Email your local trust and say NO to Palantir in our NHS ⬇️
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
Email your local trust and say NO to Palantir in our NHS ⬇️
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
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As US troops encircle Venezuela, it's worth recalling that over $2bn of Venezuelan gold remains frozen in the Bank of England.
The gold was frozen in support of the US government's efforts to launch a coup against Nicolás Maduro👇
www.declassifieduk.org/why-is-venez...
The gold was frozen in support of the US government's efforts to launch a coup against Nicolás Maduro👇
www.declassifieduk.org/why-is-venez...
Why is Venezuela’s gold still frozen in the Bank of England?
Four years ago, the UK government recognised Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s president. He’s now gone, but the Bank of England is still holding some of the country’s key assets.
www.declassifieduk.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
As US troops encircle Venezuela, it's worth recalling that over $2bn of Venezuelan gold remains frozen in the Bank of England.
The gold was frozen in support of the US government's efforts to launch a coup against Nicolás Maduro👇
www.declassifieduk.org/why-is-venez...
The gold was frozen in support of the US government's efforts to launch a coup against Nicolás Maduro👇
www.declassifieduk.org/why-is-venez...
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in my judgement, Chris Mason misled the country
December 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
in my judgement, Chris Mason misled the country
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🔴 Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev Must Be Investigated in a New Public Inquiry into Russian Influence
If you think the Gill conviction is bad, wait till you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin’s inner circle…
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/02/b...
If you think the Gill conviction is bad, wait till you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin’s inner circle…
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/02/b...
Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev Must Be Investigated in a New Public Inquiry into Russian Influence
If you think the Gill conviction is bad, linking the Reform UK Party leader's closest aide to the Kremlin, wait till you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
bylinetimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🔴 Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev Must Be Investigated in a New Public Inquiry into Russian Influence
If you think the Gill conviction is bad, wait till you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin’s inner circle…
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/02/b...
If you think the Gill conviction is bad, wait till you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin’s inner circle…
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/02/b...