Bobi
@bobita.bsky.social
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All Senate Democrats (and independents) must vote tomorrow against the DHS appropriations bill.
Please call your senators today and say NO more funding for ICE: 202-224-3121.
Here's more about what you should know: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/dems-must-stop-ice-funding-heres
Please call your senators today and say NO more funding for ICE: 202-224-3121.
Here's more about what you should know: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/dems-must-stop-ice-funding-heres
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM
All Senate Democrats (and independents) must vote tomorrow against the DHS appropriations bill.
Please call your senators today and say NO more funding for ICE: 202-224-3121.
Here's more about what you should know: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/dems-must-stop-ice-funding-heres
Please call your senators today and say NO more funding for ICE: 202-224-3121.
Here's more about what you should know: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/dems-must-stop-ice-funding-heres
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River Action has begun a legal challenge against environmental secretary Steve Reed. Lawyers for the charity argue that Thames Water has met the conditions for Special Administration for years now and that Reed has failed in his legal obligation to publish his policy on the matter.
Labour is being dragged to court to force it to nationalise Thames Water
Lawyers for River Action are arguing that Steve Reed has failed to even publish a policy on bringing Thames Water into public hands
www.thecanary.co
August 2, 2025 at 6:14 AM
River Action has begun a legal challenge against environmental secretary Steve Reed. Lawyers for the charity argue that Thames Water has met the conditions for Special Administration for years now and that Reed has failed in his legal obligation to publish his policy on the matter.
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FEC records show Elizabeth Fago donated $1M to Trump's super PAC in April.
What happened next?
Three weeks later Trump pardoned her son, a nursing home executive who pleaded guilty to withholding millions from his workers' paychecks (while buying a luxury yacht).
Everything is for sale.
What happened next?
Three weeks later Trump pardoned her son, a nursing home executive who pleaded guilty to withholding millions from his workers' paychecks (while buying a luxury yacht).
Everything is for sale.
August 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
FEC records show Elizabeth Fago donated $1M to Trump's super PAC in April.
What happened next?
Three weeks later Trump pardoned her son, a nursing home executive who pleaded guilty to withholding millions from his workers' paychecks (while buying a luxury yacht).
Everything is for sale.
What happened next?
Three weeks later Trump pardoned her son, a nursing home executive who pleaded guilty to withholding millions from his workers' paychecks (while buying a luxury yacht).
Everything is for sale.
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Can Jon Stewart primary Sen. Cory Booker n his home state of New Jersey next year? Serious question.
Anyways, here's our full convo:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IXX...
Anyways, here's our full convo:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IXX...
Mehdi Hasan on the Media, Democrats & The Crisis In Gaza | The Weekly Show
YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
www.youtube.com
August 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Can Jon Stewart primary Sen. Cory Booker n his home state of New Jersey next year? Serious question.
Anyways, here's our full convo:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IXX...
Anyways, here's our full convo:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IXX...
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For thousands of years, we have been parasitised, exploited and destroyed by elites. Our survival depends on overthrowing them.
Fascinating article by @dpcarrington.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fascinating article by @dpcarrington.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished
www.theguardian.com
August 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
For thousands of years, we have been parasitised, exploited and destroyed by elites. Our survival depends on overthrowing them.
Fascinating article by @dpcarrington.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fascinating article by @dpcarrington.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🚨How Britain privatised itself into failure.🚨
Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble.
In 'Failed State', Sam Freedman explains what went wrong.
Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble.
In 'Failed State', Sam Freedman explains what went wrong.
How Britain privatised itself into failure
Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble. In Failed State, Sam Freedman explains what went wrong
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
August 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🚨How Britain privatised itself into failure.🚨
Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble.
In 'Failed State', Sam Freedman explains what went wrong.
Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble.
In 'Failed State', Sam Freedman explains what went wrong.
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When they don't have a case, they lie.
HOME OFFICE DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN OVER PALESTINE ACTION BAN EXPOSED
@declassifiedUK has revealed that Home Office insinuations that Palestine Action supports violence and receives funding from Iran were refuted by its own internal assessments.
In full: www.declassifieduk.org/revealed-how...
@declassifiedUK has revealed that Home Office insinuations that Palestine Action supports violence and receives funding from Iran were refuted by its own internal assessments.
In full: www.declassifieduk.org/revealed-how...
Revealed: How Palestine Action was banned
Exclusive: Documents seen by Declassified reveal serious concerns within the UK government and MI5 about proscribing Palestine Action.
www.declassifieduk.org
July 29, 2025 at 6:30 AM
When they don't have a case, they lie.
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A map of countries that recognise the State of Palestine.
You can now add France… but apparently not the UK, Germany, Canada of Australia.
Shameful.
You can now add France… but apparently not the UK, Germany, Canada of Australia.
Shameful.
July 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
A map of countries that recognise the State of Palestine.
You can now add France… but apparently not the UK, Germany, Canada of Australia.
Shameful.
You can now add France… but apparently not the UK, Germany, Canada of Australia.
Shameful.
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Raw sewage. Off-the-scale pollutants – while water companies blame regulators, and regulators blame water companies. This is happening across England.
Read how one councillor has started testing river the water himself ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Read how one councillor has started testing river the water himself ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
A river is now in crisis
One or two dry summers away from disaster, the River Cam is choking on sewage and neglect
eastangliabylines.co.uk
July 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Raw sewage. Off-the-scale pollutants – while water companies blame regulators, and regulators blame water companies. This is happening across England.
Read how one councillor has started testing river the water himself ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Read how one councillor has started testing river the water himself ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
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Me when I have had 1 minute in the treadmill…. 🐹
July 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Me when I have had 1 minute in the treadmill…. 🐹
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The real crisis isn’t the budget. It’s that the UK is smaller, older, poorer, sicker, more indebted and less productive than it wants to admit.
#Labour #UKPolitics
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
#Labour #UKPolitics
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
How dire is our situation? It’s worse than you thought
People are disappointed by this government. But the financial situation is much worse than most people realise. Does government dare tell us?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
July 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The real crisis isn’t the budget. It’s that the UK is smaller, older, poorer, sicker, more indebted and less productive than it wants to admit.
#Labour #UKPolitics
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
#Labour #UKPolitics
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
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The UK govt is deeply complicit in the Gaza genocide. ☠️💀
Here’s a full account of the receipts...
Here’s a full account of the receipts...
In all but name: is Gaza Britain’s undeclared war?
Britain isn’t just watching Gaza burn – it’s helping fuel the fire, with weapons, intelligence, and silence
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
July 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The UK govt is deeply complicit in the Gaza genocide. ☠️💀
Here’s a full account of the receipts...
Here’s a full account of the receipts...
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The 19 richest U.S. households saw a $1 trillion wealth increase in 2024, a rise that exceeds the size of Switzerland’s economy.
These 19 households now control $2.6 trillion in wealth — almost as much wealth as the bottom 50% of American households.
If this isn't an oligarchy, what is?
These 19 households now control $2.6 trillion in wealth — almost as much wealth as the bottom 50% of American households.
If this isn't an oligarchy, what is?
April 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The 19 richest U.S. households saw a $1 trillion wealth increase in 2024, a rise that exceeds the size of Switzerland’s economy.
These 19 households now control $2.6 trillion in wealth — almost as much wealth as the bottom 50% of American households.
If this isn't an oligarchy, what is?
These 19 households now control $2.6 trillion in wealth — almost as much wealth as the bottom 50% of American households.
If this isn't an oligarchy, what is?
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DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
February 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
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I’m having great difficulty right now seeing how our political system doesn’t devolve into violence.
February 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I’m having great difficulty right now seeing how our political system doesn’t devolve into violence.
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👀⤵️
New: Roman Abramovich may owe UK taxman up to £1bn, analysis suggests, as investigation reveals elaborate offshore investment scheme appears to have been controlled from his "right hand man" in Britain.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Roman Abramovich may owe HMRC £1bn for unpaid taxes, analysis shows
Exclusive: Leaked papers suggest billionaire’s overseas firms should have paid UK tax on profits from hedge funds
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
👀⤵️
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Who gave $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund?
-Each of the 5 biggest tech firms
-The CEOs of Uber & OpenAI
-Auto giants Toyota, Ford, & GM
-Drugmaker behemoth Pfizer
Corporate America is desperate to kiss the ring.
There's nothing they won’t do for a tax break.
-Each of the 5 biggest tech firms
-The CEOs of Uber & OpenAI
-Auto giants Toyota, Ford, & GM
-Drugmaker behemoth Pfizer
Corporate America is desperate to kiss the ring.
There's nothing they won’t do for a tax break.
January 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Who gave $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund?
-Each of the 5 biggest tech firms
-The CEOs of Uber & OpenAI
-Auto giants Toyota, Ford, & GM
-Drugmaker behemoth Pfizer
Corporate America is desperate to kiss the ring.
There's nothing they won’t do for a tax break.
-Each of the 5 biggest tech firms
-The CEOs of Uber & OpenAI
-Auto giants Toyota, Ford, & GM
-Drugmaker behemoth Pfizer
Corporate America is desperate to kiss the ring.
There's nothing they won’t do for a tax break.
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Can Musk lose influence if politicians, institutions and media leave X? Yes, answers mathematician @chavalarias.bsky.social
“We are the ones who give Elon Musk his power. We can take it away from him”
www.liberation.fr/idees-et-deb...
“We are the ones who give Elon Musk his power. We can take it away from him”
www.liberation.fr/idees-et-deb...
David Chavalarias : «C’est nous qui donnons son pouvoir à Elon Musk. On peut le lui retirer»
Un collectif porté par le mathématicien David Chavalarias a mis au point «HelloQuitteX», une plateforme pour claquer collectivement la porte du réseau social X (ex-Twitter) le 20 janvier sans perdre s...
www.liberation.fr
January 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Can Musk lose influence if politicians, institutions and media leave X? Yes, answers mathematician @chavalarias.bsky.social
“We are the ones who give Elon Musk his power. We can take it away from him”
www.liberation.fr/idees-et-deb...
“We are the ones who give Elon Musk his power. We can take it away from him”
www.liberation.fr/idees-et-deb...
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As Gaie's MP I tried everything I could to challenge this decision to send her back to prison - including writing to the prisons minister Lord Timpson and the probation service. But they would not budge a millimetre.
🧵...
www.channel4.com/news/77-year...
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www.channel4.com/news/77-year...
77-year-old Just Stop Oil protester recalled to prison for Christmas
77-year-old Gaie Delap was sentenced to 20 months in prison over a climate protest which blocked the M25 in 2022.
www.channel4.com
December 20, 2024 at 10:42 PM
As Gaie's MP I tried everything I could to challenge this decision to send her back to prison - including writing to the prisons minister Lord Timpson and the probation service. But they would not budge a millimetre.
🧵...
www.channel4.com/news/77-year...
🧵...
www.channel4.com/news/77-year...
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BREAKING: Former US president Jimmy Carter has died aged 100
He was the oldest living former US president and also won the Nobel Peace Prize
He was the oldest living former US president and also won the Nobel Peace Prize
December 29, 2024 at 9:55 PM
BREAKING: Former US president Jimmy Carter has died aged 100
He was the oldest living former US president and also won the Nobel Peace Prize
He was the oldest living former US president and also won the Nobel Peace Prize
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My bit for @bylinetimes.bsky.social about Emperor Elon's plan to buy Britain.
(If there's a paywall, it's not my doing).
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/russell-jo...
(If there's a paywall, it's not my doing).
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/russell-jo...
Russell Jones's Week Moment: All Hail Our Evil Emperor Elon!
The bestselling author of 'The Decade in Tory' on the historic rise and inevitable fall of billionaire X owner Elon Musk
www.bylinesupplement.com
December 6, 2024 at 6:15 PM
My bit for @bylinetimes.bsky.social about Emperor Elon's plan to buy Britain.
(If there's a paywall, it's not my doing).
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/russell-jo...
(If there's a paywall, it's not my doing).
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/russell-jo...
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a haunting front page, and rightfully so: we should be haunted by this. www.nytimes.com/live/2024/11...
November 26, 2024 at 9:34 AM
a haunting front page, and rightfully so: we should be haunted by this. www.nytimes.com/live/2024/11...