Gill Tate
@gillyhx.bsky.social
Grumpy old woman. Born at 318 ppm. Nature lover, gardener, cat servant, amateur photographer, semi-retired programmer, athiest. Green Party member 💚
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Halifax, West Yorkshire, UK
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Halifax, West Yorkshire, UK
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Important journalism linking Farage with Bannon and Epstein.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
Nigel Farage was the figurehead and his partner Laure Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Important journalism linking Farage with Bannon and Epstein.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
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Reform's #Kent Council hurtling towards financial oblivion.
New Official Report confirms £46.5 million black hole for this year - NOT inherited fm previous Tories but created in just 6 months.
This scale of failure is unprecedented in such a short time.
#Reform's 'flagship'.
New Official Report confirms £46.5 million black hole for this year - NOT inherited fm previous Tories but created in just 6 months.
This scale of failure is unprecedented in such a short time.
#Reform's 'flagship'.
November 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
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He lived until 1980. A "misunderstood victim and hero" in his own mind to the end, and when he died, the obituaries in some quarters were downright gushing.
A truly appalling human being.
A truly appalling human being.
#OnThisDay 1943: wonderfully acidic Zec cartoon on the news that the British fascist leader, Oswald Mosley, was being released from prison on the grounds of ill-health...
November 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
He lived until 1980. A "misunderstood victim and hero" in his own mind to the end, and when he died, the obituaries in some quarters were downright gushing.
A truly appalling human being.
A truly appalling human being.
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Very cool to be part of this- on the role of disease in civilisation collapse. Out 24 Nov on BBC: www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...
Civilisations: Rise and Fall - Everything you need to know about the landmark new four-part series from BBC Arts
Explore the ancient worlds of Rome, Egypt, the Aztecs and Japan... and what led to their fall
www.bbc.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Very cool to be part of this- on the role of disease in civilisation collapse. Out 24 Nov on BBC: www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...
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Not sure how you could argue with this, or why you would want to…
November 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Not sure how you could argue with this, or why you would want to…
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Tax wealth not work
November 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Tax wealth not work
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Gary Stevenson, "You cannot allow the richest people in your society to take a bigger share, in economies with almost no growth, and not expect ordinary families to get poorer"
"The reason ordinary families and the gov get poorer year after year is because of this massively increasing inequality"
"The reason ordinary families and the gov get poorer year after year is because of this massively increasing inequality"
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Gary Stevenson, "You cannot allow the richest people in your society to take a bigger share, in economies with almost no growth, and not expect ordinary families to get poorer"
"The reason ordinary families and the gov get poorer year after year is because of this massively increasing inequality"
"The reason ordinary families and the gov get poorer year after year is because of this massively increasing inequality"
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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Poor people are being abandoned by this country.
Brian Eno telling it straight
Brian Eno telling it straight
November 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Poor people are being abandoned by this country.
Brian Eno telling it straight
Brian Eno telling it straight
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Starmer urges Farage to explain himself over claims of past racist behaviour. PM raises Guardian reporting of allegations from more than a dozen school contemporaries of Farage.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Starmer urges Farage to explain himself over claims of past racist behaviour
PM raises Guardian reporting of allegations from more than a dozen school contemporaries of Farage
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Starmer urges Farage to explain himself over claims of past racist behaviour. PM raises Guardian reporting of allegations from more than a dozen school contemporaries of Farage.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Russian spy ship pointed lasers at RAF pilots tracking it, says Healey.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Russian spy ship on edge of UK waters, defence secretary says
John Healey says the Russian ship is in waters north of Scotland and is being monitored by UK forces.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Russian spy ship pointed lasers at RAF pilots tracking it, says Healey.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"Patriotic Millionaires UK is calling for a one-off tax on wealth over £10m.
But Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the UK does not need "a standalone wealth tax"."
Then shut the fuck up about the black hole & start spending to help low & middle income people!!!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the UK does not need "a standalone wealth tax"."
Then shut the fuck up about the black hole & start spending to help low & middle income people!!!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Millionaires call on Rachel Reeves to raise their taxes in Budget
Two wealthy businessmen say the chancellor should make them pay more ahead of the Budget.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"Patriotic Millionaires UK is calling for a one-off tax on wealth over £10m.
But Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the UK does not need "a standalone wealth tax"."
Then shut the fuck up about the black hole & start spending to help low & middle income people!!!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the UK does not need "a standalone wealth tax"."
Then shut the fuck up about the black hole & start spending to help low & middle income people!!!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Fed up with Farage? Me too. I’ve signed the Never Nigel Pledge. Add your name today, and help show that division and hate have no place in our communities.
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Take the Pledge: “I’ll never vote for Nigel Farage”
Join thousands across Britain taking the Never Nigel Pledge. Say no to hate and division and help stop Reform UK from tearing apart our communities. Let's show there is strength in standing together f...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Fed up with Farage? Me too. I’ve signed the Never Nigel Pledge. Add your name today, and help show that division and hate have no place in our communities.
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Shall we also stop allowing kids with poor vision to wear glasses, or those with hearing impairments to stop wear hearing aids?
These sensory impairments are SOOOO over diagnosed! 🙄
What a despicable excuse for a human Tice is (and his ilk).
These sensory impairments are SOOOO over diagnosed! 🙄
What a despicable excuse for a human Tice is (and his ilk).
Reform UK’s Richard Tice says children wearing ear defenders in school is ‘insane’
Reform UK’s Richard Tice says children wearing ear defenders in school is ‘insane’
Tice was outlining Reform’s Doge (Department of government efficiency) unit’s progress
www.independent.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Shall we also stop allowing kids with poor vision to wear glasses, or those with hearing impairments to stop wear hearing aids?
These sensory impairments are SOOOO over diagnosed! 🙄
What a despicable excuse for a human Tice is (and his ilk).
These sensory impairments are SOOOO over diagnosed! 🙄
What a despicable excuse for a human Tice is (and his ilk).
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Derbyshire in full reverse on climate change
Derbyshire is the “spiritual heartland” of Reform UK Ltd but is its climate change policy putting the people of Derbyshire at risk?
Derbyshire is the “spiritual heartland” of Reform UK Ltd but is its climate change policy putting the people of Derbyshire at risk?
Derbyshire in full reverse on climate change
Derbyshire is the “spiritual heartland” of Reform UK Ltd but is its climate change policy putting the people of Derbyshire at risk?
centralbylines.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Derbyshire in full reverse on climate change
Derbyshire is the “spiritual heartland” of Reform UK Ltd but is its climate change policy putting the people of Derbyshire at risk?
Derbyshire is the “spiritual heartland” of Reform UK Ltd but is its climate change policy putting the people of Derbyshire at risk?
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MBS claims the murder of Khashoggi was "a huge mistake and we're our doing our best that this doesn't happen again."
November 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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The carnage this would actually unleash is unthinkable. Amazing they get to spew out this ruinous racist shit and it’s *never* properly scrutinised and nor is the failure their previous prejudiced bollox has already inflicted on the country.
November 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The carnage this would actually unleash is unthinkable. Amazing they get to spew out this ruinous racist shit and it’s *never* properly scrutinised and nor is the failure their previous prejudiced bollox has already inflicted on the country.
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Everything is the fault of foreigners, everything can be fixed by penalising foreigners. To call them Little Englanders is generous and euphemistic.
Reform’s £25bn p/a savings plan. A theme emerges:
- ending foreign aid
- increase immigration health surcharge paid by foreigners
- deport foreign criminals
- end UC payments to foreign nationals
- ending foreign aid
- increase immigration health surcharge paid by foreigners
- deport foreign criminals
- end UC payments to foreign nationals
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Everything is the fault of foreigners, everything can be fixed by penalising foreigners. To call them Little Englanders is generous and euphemistic.
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MAJOR NEWS: Federal judges, including a Trump appointee, just BLOCKED Texas Republicans from using their new gerrymandered congressional map in 2026, ruling it was likely an illegal racial gerrymander. TX must revert to its 2021 map as Trump’s redistricting power grab collapses.
November 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
MAJOR NEWS: Federal judges, including a Trump appointee, just BLOCKED Texas Republicans from using their new gerrymandered congressional map in 2026, ruling it was likely an illegal racial gerrymander. TX must revert to its 2021 map as Trump’s redistricting power grab collapses.
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Gervais co-owns the brand he's advertising here and is heavily involved in the advertising strategy.
It's deeply fucking cynical because he's using one of the oldest tricks in marketing.
He KNOWS that getting cancelled by the ASA generates huge amounts of free press
advertising and it's cheap.
It's deeply fucking cynical because he's using one of the oldest tricks in marketing.
He KNOWS that getting cancelled by the ASA generates huge amounts of free press
advertising and it's cheap.
November 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Gervais co-owns the brand he's advertising here and is heavily involved in the advertising strategy.
It's deeply fucking cynical because he's using one of the oldest tricks in marketing.
He KNOWS that getting cancelled by the ASA generates huge amounts of free press
advertising and it's cheap.
It's deeply fucking cynical because he's using one of the oldest tricks in marketing.
He KNOWS that getting cancelled by the ASA generates huge amounts of free press
advertising and it's cheap.
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Baroness Jones, "The problem is that labour have not created enough safe managed routes"
"If we had safe managed routes people could come here, justify their arrival, start to work, start to pay tax, start to create business"
"And actually be a huge benefit to our society"
"If we had safe managed routes people could come here, justify their arrival, start to work, start to pay tax, start to create business"
"And actually be a huge benefit to our society"
November 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Baroness Jones, "The problem is that labour have not created enough safe managed routes"
"If we had safe managed routes people could come here, justify their arrival, start to work, start to pay tax, start to create business"
"And actually be a huge benefit to our society"
"If we had safe managed routes people could come here, justify their arrival, start to work, start to pay tax, start to create business"
"And actually be a huge benefit to our society"
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Mob boss attacks female reporter again for her “attitude” and says he will ask his FCC commissioner to look into revoking her company’s broadcast license.
November 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Mob boss attacks female reporter again for her “attitude” and says he will ask his FCC commissioner to look into revoking her company’s broadcast license.
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I’m going to keep sharing this as far and wide as I can until the New York Times removes Ehud Barak from their 12/3 DealBook Summit speaker lineup.
Please share on all socials, thank you!
#EpsteinFiles @nytimes.com
ellieleonard.substack.com/p/a-well-kno...
Please share on all socials, thank you!
#EpsteinFiles @nytimes.com
ellieleonard.substack.com/p/a-well-kno...
"A Well-Known Prime Minister"
Trigger Warning: this article contains discussion of sexual assault
ellieleonard.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
I’m going to keep sharing this as far and wide as I can until the New York Times removes Ehud Barak from their 12/3 DealBook Summit speaker lineup.
Please share on all socials, thank you!
#EpsteinFiles @nytimes.com
ellieleonard.substack.com/p/a-well-kno...
Please share on all socials, thank you!
#EpsteinFiles @nytimes.com
ellieleonard.substack.com/p/a-well-kno...
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“We Should All Be Epstein Conspiracy Theorists Now”
My take on Trump and Epstein, and the pretty stunning email from Epstein suggesting he could bring down Trump.
From this morning’s Zeteo ‘First Draft’ morning newsletter.
Read/share/subscribe:
My take on Trump and Epstein, and the pretty stunning email from Epstein suggesting he could bring down Trump.
From this morning’s Zeteo ‘First Draft’ morning newsletter.
Read/share/subscribe:
We Should All Be Epstein Conspiracy Theorists Now
Mehdi on the creepy dead pedophile who was threatening a creepy president, the latest from Marjorie Taylor Greene's revolt, and Gavin Newsom's ambitious attempt to unite the Democratic Party.
zeteo.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
“We Should All Be Epstein Conspiracy Theorists Now”
My take on Trump and Epstein, and the pretty stunning email from Epstein suggesting he could bring down Trump.
From this morning’s Zeteo ‘First Draft’ morning newsletter.
Read/share/subscribe:
My take on Trump and Epstein, and the pretty stunning email from Epstein suggesting he could bring down Trump.
From this morning’s Zeteo ‘First Draft’ morning newsletter.
Read/share/subscribe: