Filibert
@filibert-de-samuel.bsky.social
Cyclist, guitar player and former maker, Blade, and more recently Spireite, rabid socialist, boozer and full time grumpy old git.
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As the United States carries out illegal attacks at sea, we must defend international law, speak up for peace, and say without hesitation: no war with Venezuela.
December 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
As the United States carries out illegal attacks at sea, we must defend international law, speak up for peace, and say without hesitation: no war with Venezuela.
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As Palestine Action prisoners go weeks without food, alleging dangerous neglect and detention without trial, campaigners warn that a near-total media blackout is hiding a crisis that could turn fatal.
Britain’s biggest hunger strike in decades – and the media won’t touch it
THE Palestine Action hunger strike is on track to become the largest since the 1981 Irish republican protest led by Bobby Sands, yet campaigners say it has faced a “mainstream media blackout.”So far, ...
morningstaronline.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
As Palestine Action prisoners go weeks without food, alleging dangerous neglect and detention without trial, campaigners warn that a near-total media blackout is hiding a crisis that could turn fatal.
John Varley crew pulled 5 Tesco shopping trolleys out of the Chesterfield Canal at Tapton Lock this fine morning. We wondered why the boat got jammed on the Santa cruise yesterday. ✌️😳
December 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
John Varley crew pulled 5 Tesco shopping trolleys out of the Chesterfield Canal at Tapton Lock this fine morning. We wondered why the boat got jammed on the Santa cruise yesterday. ✌️😳
Meanwhile, in unrelated news, this sometimes happens.
December 2, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Meanwhile, in unrelated news, this sometimes happens.
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Just for absolute clarity, the government’s proscription of Palestine Action is a self-evident farce, deeply unethical and morally bankrupt. It is an unforgivable waste of time and resources, and makes them look both deeply unserious and as ideologically compromised as they clearly are.
November 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Just for absolute clarity, the government’s proscription of Palestine Action is a self-evident farce, deeply unethical and morally bankrupt. It is an unforgivable waste of time and resources, and makes them look both deeply unserious and as ideologically compromised as they clearly are.
9 points and 9 goals in a week! That's good going, that. Keep it up, Blades. ✌️😎⚔️
November 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
9 points and 9 goals in a week! That's good going, that. Keep it up, Blades. ✌️😎⚔️
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I think most people living in the UK would be astonished to know that this country is now more wealthy than Germany, and ranked 4th in the world
The millions struggling to eat and heat will be rightly wondering, where the f*ck it is?
www.forbes.com/sites/lewisn...
The millions struggling to eat and heat will be rightly wondering, where the f*ck it is?
www.forbes.com/sites/lewisn...
The World’s 50 Richest Countries 2025
From glittering alpine lakes to the neon-lit skylines of East Asia, here are the world’s richest countries, according to UBS.
www.forbes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I think most people living in the UK would be astonished to know that this country is now more wealthy than Germany, and ranked 4th in the world
The millions struggling to eat and heat will be rightly wondering, where the f*ck it is?
www.forbes.com/sites/lewisn...
The millions struggling to eat and heat will be rightly wondering, where the f*ck it is?
www.forbes.com/sites/lewisn...
But.....but.....but.....all the small boats.....
November 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
But.....but.....but.....all the small boats.....
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"A new poll suggests nearly half of Britons think there are more migrants in the UK illegally than legally, but in reality just 7% arrive through irregular channels"
Charlie Angela on how sensationalist reporting in the right wing press is fuelling falsehoods and misconceptions
Charlie Angela on how sensationalist reporting in the right wing press is fuelling falsehoods and misconceptions
November 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
"A new poll suggests nearly half of Britons think there are more migrants in the UK illegally than legally, but in reality just 7% arrive through irregular channels"
Charlie Angela on how sensationalist reporting in the right wing press is fuelling falsehoods and misconceptions
Charlie Angela on how sensationalist reporting in the right wing press is fuelling falsehoods and misconceptions
Of course, this is exactly what the fascists wanted. Scum.
Keep out: what flags mean to community NHS workers
Frontline NHS staff are feeling an increasing sense of exclusion and intimidation from the surge of St George’s flags displayed on homes | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Frontline NHS staff are feeling an increasing sense of exclusion and intimidation from the surge of St George’s flags displayed on homes | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Keep out: what flags mean to community NHS workers
Frontline NHS staff are feeling an increasing sense of exclusion and intimidation from the surge of St George’s flags displayed on homes
centralbylines.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Of course, this is exactly what the fascists wanted. Scum.
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The rich keep getting richer. The poor keep getting poorer.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
November 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The rich keep getting richer. The poor keep getting poorer.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
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China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice.
The UK is following the US model. Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. 24m can't attain minimum standard of living, real average wage unchanged since 2008, public services eroded, profiteering is rife.
The UK is following the US model. Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. 24m can't attain minimum standard of living, real average wage unchanged since 2008, public services eroded, profiteering is rife.
China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice
Despite the US’s economic success, income inequality remains breathtaking. But this is no glitch – it’s the system
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice.
The UK is following the US model. Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. 24m can't attain minimum standard of living, real average wage unchanged since 2008, public services eroded, profiteering is rife.
The UK is following the US model. Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. 24m can't attain minimum standard of living, real average wage unchanged since 2008, public services eroded, profiteering is rife.
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Apsana Begum is right, the chancellor needs to scrap the two child benefit cap entirely.
Apsana was of course suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party by Keir Starmer last year for voting to scrap the cap.
Apsana was of course suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party by Keir Starmer last year for voting to scrap the cap.
November 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Apsana Begum is right, the chancellor needs to scrap the two child benefit cap entirely.
Apsana was of course suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party by Keir Starmer last year for voting to scrap the cap.
Apsana was of course suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party by Keir Starmer last year for voting to scrap the cap.
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“If you go back a million minutes, you reach 2023. Go back a billion minutes, you reach the Roman Empire — that’s the scale of inequality we’re living with.”
Zack Polanski on #BBCLauraK discussing inequality and why a wealth tax should be in the budget
Zack Polanski on #BBCLauraK discussing inequality and why a wealth tax should be in the budget
November 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
“If you go back a million minutes, you reach 2023. Go back a billion minutes, you reach the Roman Empire — that’s the scale of inequality we’re living with.”
Zack Polanski on #BBCLauraK discussing inequality and why a wealth tax should be in the budget
Zack Polanski on #BBCLauraK discussing inequality and why a wealth tax should be in the budget
I think a lot of Sheffield United players redeemed themselves today. Not a bad performance anywhere on the pitch. They've reconnected with the fans. Let's kick on now, Blades. ✌️😎⚔️
November 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I think a lot of Sheffield United players redeemed themselves today. Not a bad performance anywhere on the pitch. They've reconnected with the fans. Let's kick on now, Blades. ✌️😎⚔️
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SHEFFIELD IS RED & WHITE 🔴⚪
This city is, always has been and always will be, OURS!!
UTB ⚔️
This city is, always has been and always will be, OURS!!
UTB ⚔️
November 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
SHEFFIELD IS RED & WHITE 🔴⚪
This city is, always has been and always will be, OURS!!
UTB ⚔️
This city is, always has been and always will be, OURS!!
UTB ⚔️
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I really loved this conversation with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social - I've thought about it lots ever since.
Hope you enjoy it too!
youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI?...
Hope you enjoy it too!
youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI?...
How To Platform Socialist Ideas Through Billionaire Owned Channels | George Monbiot | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I really loved this conversation with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social - I've thought about it lots ever since.
Hope you enjoy it too!
youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI?...
Hope you enjoy it too!
youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI?...
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Keir Starmer and his Cabinet
of Labour Friends of Israel
are perfectly aware that
British arms and intelligence
are being used
to perpetrate
war crimes
ethnic cleansing
and
genocide
#SocialistSunday
of Labour Friends of Israel
are perfectly aware that
British arms and intelligence
are being used
to perpetrate
war crimes
ethnic cleansing
and
genocide
#SocialistSunday
November 23, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Keir Starmer and his Cabinet
of Labour Friends of Israel
are perfectly aware that
British arms and intelligence
are being used
to perpetrate
war crimes
ethnic cleansing
and
genocide
#SocialistSunday
of Labour Friends of Israel
are perfectly aware that
British arms and intelligence
are being used
to perpetrate
war crimes
ethnic cleansing
and
genocide
#SocialistSunday
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The delusions of the centrist Chancellor | Mindless fiscal rules cause stagnation unherd.com/2025/11/the-...
The delusions of the centrist Chancellor
unherd.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The delusions of the centrist Chancellor | Mindless fiscal rules cause stagnation unherd.com/2025/11/the-...
Sadly, most chancellors are too. ✌️😕
most reporters are economically illiterate
November 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Sadly, most chancellors are too. ✌️😕
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PFI deals signed under Tony Blair left the NHS without enough money to treat patients, while private investors made billions in profits.
Wes Streeting's plans to bring back private finance in our NHS MUST be stopped.
Take action with @adrianramsay.bsky.social: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tell-rache...
Wes Streeting's plans to bring back private finance in our NHS MUST be stopped.
Take action with @adrianramsay.bsky.social: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tell-rache...
November 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
PFI deals signed under Tony Blair left the NHS without enough money to treat patients, while private investors made billions in profits.
Wes Streeting's plans to bring back private finance in our NHS MUST be stopped.
Take action with @adrianramsay.bsky.social: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tell-rache...
Wes Streeting's plans to bring back private finance in our NHS MUST be stopped.
Take action with @adrianramsay.bsky.social: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tell-rache...
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'Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests'
A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions
centralbylines.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
'Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests'
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Most people in the UK still believe in the power of royalty. And we accept that a knighthood is created from nothing with a tap of the King’s sword. Yet many refuse to accept that the government creates money in exactly the same way: by tapping a few keys on a keyboard. youtu.be/Nt-_qzKRI2Y?...
The magic money sword: Why money works like honours
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Most people in the UK still believe in the power of royalty. And we accept that a knighthood is created from nothing with a tap of the King’s sword. Yet many refuse to accept that the government creates money in exactly the same way: by tapping a few keys on a keyboard. youtu.be/Nt-_qzKRI2Y?...