JoanS
@joansilv.bsky.social
Retired primary school teacher from the UK. Graduate of Birmingham University. Now living in Spain. 🇪🇸 I like cats, singing, reading. Labour supporter, pro EU. No time for nonsense! I don’t respond to DM’s unless I know you. Or accounts with a PayPal link.
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If Ministers really do 'resist calls' to block Musk & his ilk from making political donations, they are complacent idiots.
Capping donations is supported by Labour's new anti-corruption tsar Margaret Hodge, the Electoral Commission, & 56% of the public: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Capping donations is supported by Labour's new anti-corruption tsar Margaret Hodge, the Electoral Commission, & 56% of the public: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Ministers resist calls to block Musk donations to Farage’s Reform UK
Government fears moves to curb any potential cash from the tech titan could backfire and play into Reform UK’s hands
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2024 at 8:00 PM
If Ministers really do 'resist calls' to block Musk & his ilk from making political donations, they are complacent idiots.
Capping donations is supported by Labour's new anti-corruption tsar Margaret Hodge, the Electoral Commission, & 56% of the public: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Capping donations is supported by Labour's new anti-corruption tsar Margaret Hodge, the Electoral Commission, & 56% of the public: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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BBC’s Chris Mason calls Farage a “master of storytelling”
Maybe the BBC could stop helping him out and tell another story.One about a grifting prejudiced conman who’s wrecked our country with his ‘Breaking Point’ Brexit but has never been held to account for the lies he’s told, the damage he’s done.
Maybe the BBC could stop helping him out and tell another story.One about a grifting prejudiced conman who’s wrecked our country with his ‘Breaking Point’ Brexit but has never been held to account for the lies he’s told, the damage he’s done.
December 19, 2024 at 8:10 AM
BBC’s Chris Mason calls Farage a “master of storytelling”
Maybe the BBC could stop helping him out and tell another story.One about a grifting prejudiced conman who’s wrecked our country with his ‘Breaking Point’ Brexit but has never been held to account for the lies he’s told, the damage he’s done.
Maybe the BBC could stop helping him out and tell another story.One about a grifting prejudiced conman who’s wrecked our country with his ‘Breaking Point’ Brexit but has never been held to account for the lies he’s told, the damage he’s done.
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“wealthy billionaires and corporations… hoard land as an asset, Britain now having among the highest concentrations of land ownership in the world.
Half of England is owned by less than 1% of its population.”
Half of England is owned by less than 1% of its population.”
Land barons reap the rewards of new agrarian populism
Farmers' protests at the budget's IHT proposals raise many questions
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 14, 2024 at 8:09 AM
“wealthy billionaires and corporations… hoard land as an asset, Britain now having among the highest concentrations of land ownership in the world.
Half of England is owned by less than 1% of its population.”
Half of England is owned by less than 1% of its population.”
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Huge thanks to everyone who’s chipped in to make LBD interventions happen this year. We’re 100% funded by small donations & refuse big donors to protect us from becoming reliant on any individual source. Wanna help? Link in bio👆
December 14, 2024 at 8:04 AM
Huge thanks to everyone who’s chipped in to make LBD interventions happen this year. We’re 100% funded by small donations & refuse big donors to protect us from becoming reliant on any individual source. Wanna help? Link in bio👆
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Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do;
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too.
Imagine all the people
Livin' life in peace.
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one.
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one.
John Lennon, 10/9/40-12/8/80
It isn't hard to do;
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too.
Imagine all the people
Livin' life in peace.
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one.
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one.
John Lennon, 10/9/40-12/8/80
December 8, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do;
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too.
Imagine all the people
Livin' life in peace.
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one.
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one.
John Lennon, 10/9/40-12/8/80
It isn't hard to do;
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too.
Imagine all the people
Livin' life in peace.
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one.
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one.
John Lennon, 10/9/40-12/8/80
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In case you needed validation for WHY you stopped watching MSNBC during the day (or completely), they have a conga line of pundit idiots saying President Biden looks corrupt for pardoning his son -- instead of leaving him vulnerable to convicted felon trump's retribution thugs.
DO. NOT. WATCH.
DO. NOT. WATCH.
December 2, 2024 at 6:19 PM
In case you needed validation for WHY you stopped watching MSNBC during the day (or completely), they have a conga line of pundit idiots saying President Biden looks corrupt for pardoning his son -- instead of leaving him vulnerable to convicted felon trump's retribution thugs.
DO. NOT. WATCH.
DO. NOT. WATCH.
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Thou shalt not accuse others of being criminals when you just made a criminal the commander in chief. Thou shalt stop being a gigantic hypocrite every second of thy life.
December 2, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Thou shalt not accuse others of being criminals when you just made a criminal the commander in chief. Thou shalt stop being a gigantic hypocrite every second of thy life.
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He thought he could throttle our accounts, suppress our posts, force his insane views on us & just get away with it. Boll**** to that. Welcome to BlueSky everyone
November 30, 2024 at 8:18 PM
He thought he could throttle our accounts, suppress our posts, force his insane views on us & just get away with it. Boll**** to that. Welcome to BlueSky everyone
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If you don’t think this is exactly what we’re up against, then you haven’t been paying attention.
November 30, 2024 at 3:54 PM
If you don’t think this is exactly what we’re up against, then you haven’t been paying attention.
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And that's why we've ended up here ...
November 28, 2024 at 6:52 AM
And that's why we've ended up here ...
Been having fun this morning with some of the idiots, that have replied to a Tweet I posted on the other place about the ‘petition’, which seems to be doing some numbers. They really don’t like me pointing out the variety of places where people have supposedly signed it! 😂
November 27, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Been having fun this morning with some of the idiots, that have replied to a Tweet I posted on the other place about the ‘petition’, which seems to be doing some numbers. They really don’t like me pointing out the variety of places where people have supposedly signed it! 😂
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Imagine spending all that time wanging on about sovereignty, only to be prepared to sacrifice it on the altar of Trump and Musk. Kidding yourself they’ll give us special treatment while they actively try to undermine our govt and stir up social tension here.
Such dangerous stupidity.
Such dangerous stupidity.
November 26, 2024 at 7:33 AM
Imagine spending all that time wanging on about sovereignty, only to be prepared to sacrifice it on the altar of Trump and Musk. Kidding yourself they’ll give us special treatment while they actively try to undermine our govt and stir up social tension here.
Such dangerous stupidity.
Such dangerous stupidity.
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Nothing to worry about folks, the whale decapitating, dead bear depositing, baby sitter sexually harassing, raw milk drinking, anti-vaxxing future head of Health and Human Services says doing heroin made him a better student.
This is fine.
This is totally fine.
Everything is absolutely fucking fi…
This is fine.
This is totally fine.
Everything is absolutely fucking fi…
November 25, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Nothing to worry about folks, the whale decapitating, dead bear depositing, baby sitter sexually harassing, raw milk drinking, anti-vaxxing future head of Health and Human Services says doing heroin made him a better student.
This is fine.
This is totally fine.
Everything is absolutely fucking fi…
This is fine.
This is totally fine.
Everything is absolutely fucking fi…
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Back on the other place 'call a general election now' is trending, promoted by the same people who responded to calls for a second Brexit referendum by saying "it was the will of the people, move on".
November 24, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Back on the other place 'call a general election now' is trending, promoted by the same people who responded to calls for a second Brexit referendum by saying "it was the will of the people, move on".
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Yup - that’s exactly what I said.
Brexit used to be about the EU versus tales of ‘freedom’.
Brexit happened and failed.
Now Brexit has taken a desperate final form - Trump.
In him Brexiteers see salvation of their dead project.
But at least it’s now clear. The UK must choose Trump or the EU.
Brexit used to be about the EU versus tales of ‘freedom’.
Brexit happened and failed.
Now Brexit has taken a desperate final form - Trump.
In him Brexiteers see salvation of their dead project.
But at least it’s now clear. The UK must choose Trump or the EU.
November 22, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Yup - that’s exactly what I said.
Brexit used to be about the EU versus tales of ‘freedom’.
Brexit happened and failed.
Now Brexit has taken a desperate final form - Trump.
In him Brexiteers see salvation of their dead project.
But at least it’s now clear. The UK must choose Trump or the EU.
Brexit used to be about the EU versus tales of ‘freedom’.
Brexit happened and failed.
Now Brexit has taken a desperate final form - Trump.
In him Brexiteers see salvation of their dead project.
But at least it’s now clear. The UK must choose Trump or the EU.
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And in other news, the Pope is indeed catholic.
November 18, 2024 at 6:37 AM
And in other news, the Pope is indeed catholic.
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But don’t worry. Oklahoma is buying thousands of Bibles for their public schools.
November 17, 2024 at 4:37 PM
But don’t worry. Oklahoma is buying thousands of Bibles for their public schools.
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I’m sure the Sunday morning politics shows will be all over this but just in case…
youtu.be/jvo1JM6xZqQ?...
youtu.be/jvo1JM6xZqQ?...
The Bank of England governor says Brexit has undermined the UK economy. Hold onto your seats..
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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November 17, 2024 at 7:51 AM
I’m sure the Sunday morning politics shows will be all over this but just in case…
youtu.be/jvo1JM6xZqQ?...
youtu.be/jvo1JM6xZqQ?...
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Lie-in disturbed by my departure from Twitter being discussed on Radio 4!
November 17, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Lie-in disturbed by my departure from Twitter being discussed on Radio 4!
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NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:18 AM
NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
1/
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
1/
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Inevitably the same people who lost their shit over Starmer receiving a free concert ticket are now losing their minds because he turned down free membership of a golf course.
November 16, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Inevitably the same people who lost their shit over Starmer receiving a free concert ticket are now losing their minds because he turned down free membership of a golf course.
@johannasaunders.bsky.social Great to see you here! It’s so good that all my Twitter pals who kept me there longer than I wanted to be there, are all moving here! I love this mass rejection of Musk! 😂
November 16, 2024 at 8:12 AM
@johannasaunders.bsky.social Great to see you here! It’s so good that all my Twitter pals who kept me there longer than I wanted to be there, are all moving here! I love this mass rejection of Musk! 😂
Poor little Britain! At a time when more than ever we need to have a strong, prosperous country, standing strong with Europe, it has been reduced to ruin by a string of mendacious fools! Cameron, May, Johnson and Truss!
November 16, 2024 at 7:40 AM
Poor little Britain! At a time when more than ever we need to have a strong, prosperous country, standing strong with Europe, it has been reduced to ruin by a string of mendacious fools! Cameron, May, Johnson and Truss!