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@jonblakeauthor.bsky.social
Cardiff based very leftist mainly humorous author of 60+ books for youngsters, plus various TV and radio. Writing tutor (schools, FE, unis & www.parkwrite.com), songsperson and before dialysis, activist. www.youtube.com/@jonblakeauthor
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Leftist books
a books and politics site for left parents
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I have a new site which combines articles about the books I've written over the past 40 years with political comment and lots more which will be hopefully of interest to the open-minded. It's at www.leftistbooks.com. #booksky #YA #kidsbooks
@findkidsbooks.com
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Jesus: Love thy neighbour as thyself.
Charlie Kirk: I can't stand the word empathy.
Apparently the latter was a follower of the former.
#CharlieKirk
Charlie Kirk: I can't stand the word empathy.
Apparently the latter was a follower of the former.
#CharlieKirk
September 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Jesus: Love thy neighbour as thyself.
Charlie Kirk: I can't stand the word empathy.
Apparently the latter was a follower of the former.
#CharlieKirk
Charlie Kirk: I can't stand the word empathy.
Apparently the latter was a follower of the former.
#CharlieKirk
Increasingly confused by the world. Apparently yesterday there was a march organised by the son of a migrant where the star speaker was the USA's most famous migrant, despite having fallen out with the even more famous grandson of a migrant. The theme of this march was saving Britain from migrants.
September 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Increasingly confused by the world. Apparently yesterday there was a march organised by the son of a migrant where the star speaker was the USA's most famous migrant, despite having fallen out with the even more famous grandson of a migrant. The theme of this march was saving Britain from migrants.
I have a new site which combines articles about the books I've written over the past 40 years with political comment and lots more which will be hopefully of interest to the open-minded. It's at www.leftistbooks.com. #booksky #YA #kidsbooks
@findkidsbooks.com
@findkidsbooks.com
Leftist books
a books and politics site for left parents
www.leftistbooks.com
September 14, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I have a new site which combines articles about the books I've written over the past 40 years with political comment and lots more which will be hopefully of interest to the open-minded. It's at www.leftistbooks.com. #booksky #YA #kidsbooks
@findkidsbooks.com
@findkidsbooks.com
Life does not end with dialysis. Check out my interview in #kidneymatters magazine - I'm still writing, teaching, making documentaries and more! www.jonblake.co.uk #KidneyHealth #WorldKidneyDay
Jon Blake books
News, info and free resources for schools
www.jonblake.co.uk
March 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Life does not end with dialysis. Check out my interview in #kidneymatters magazine - I'm still writing, teaching, making documentaries and more! www.jonblake.co.uk #KidneyHealth #WorldKidneyDay
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Now out - signed copies available at jonblake.co.uk, ebooks for just £2.99 at the usual outlets. #booksky #socialism #climatecrisis #feminism
February 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Now out - signed copies available at jonblake.co.uk, ebooks for just £2.99 at the usual outlets. #booksky #socialism #climatecrisis #feminism
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Jon Blake author - a 50 sec history #booktube
YouTube video by Jon Blake
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January 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Coming soon, my 65th book, written on dialysis. Open-minded teens should love it, Trump won't!
January 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Coming soon, my 65th book, written on dialysis. Open-minded teens should love it, Trump won't!
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"The insane thing about this is that the VAST majority of people on this earth would end the genocide in Gaza immediately ...
Yet, it is the handful of people on earth who DO have that power, who refuse to use it, preferring to personally enrich themselves instead"
via @dailypolitik.bsky.social
Yet, it is the handful of people on earth who DO have that power, who refuse to use it, preferring to personally enrich themselves instead"
via @dailypolitik.bsky.social
December 28, 2024 at 9:53 AM
"The insane thing about this is that the VAST majority of people on this earth would end the genocide in Gaza immediately ...
Yet, it is the handful of people on earth who DO have that power, who refuse to use it, preferring to personally enrich themselves instead"
via @dailypolitik.bsky.social
Yet, it is the handful of people on earth who DO have that power, who refuse to use it, preferring to personally enrich themselves instead"
via @dailypolitik.bsky.social
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Guess who wants this photo banned from the internet? Please like and repost! 😉😘
December 26, 2024 at 3:13 AM
Guess who wants this photo banned from the internet? Please like and repost! 😉😘
Festive greetings to all, I get two days off #dialysis, hope you get a longer holiday! Here's a midwinter song sung by my brilliant daughter - can't claim a credit for the words, that was Thomas Hardy! #HappyChristmas #MerryMidwinter #SuperSolstice. youtu.be/zj30oJRkma4?...
Beautiful midwinter poem set to music
YouTube video by Jon Blake
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December 24, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Festive greetings to all, I get two days off #dialysis, hope you get a longer holiday! Here's a midwinter song sung by my brilliant daughter - can't claim a credit for the words, that was Thomas Hardy! #HappyChristmas #MerryMidwinter #SuperSolstice. youtu.be/zj30oJRkma4?...
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Some folks are pretty good seeing things coming.
December 18, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Some folks are pretty good seeing things coming.
Here's a book that Trump and his supporters will hate even more than my award-winning YA novel The Last Free Cat. I'd be happy not to make a penny from it if it gets into the hands of as many teens as possible. Publishes on Feb 25, Facebook page at www.facebook.com/profile.php?... #SocialistSunday
December 15, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Here's a book that Trump and his supporters will hate even more than my award-winning YA novel The Last Free Cat. I'd be happy not to make a penny from it if it gets into the hands of as many teens as possible. Publishes on Feb 25, Facebook page at www.facebook.com/profile.php?... #SocialistSunday
My next novel for teens, Second Quality Dragon, a radical riposte to the far right, now has a Facebook page at www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
December 13, 2024 at 1:03 PM
My next novel for teens, Second Quality Dragon, a radical riposte to the far right, now has a Facebook page at www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
Shiny happy people, then and now. #AbolishTheMonarchy
December 8, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Shiny happy people, then and now. #AbolishTheMonarchy
My amazing son has CP and has inspired several of my stories. Check out Thimble Monkey Superstar, shortlisted for the 2017 Lollies and praised for having a disabled narrator who is simply a compelling character rather than the subject of the book. www.amazon.co.uk/Thimble-Monk... #disability
Thimble Monkey Superstar : Jon Blake, Martin Chatterton: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Thimble Monkey Superstar : Jon Blake, Martin Chatterton: Amazon.co.uk: Books
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December 8, 2024 at 7:48 AM
My amazing son has CP and has inspired several of my stories. Check out Thimble Monkey Superstar, shortlisted for the 2017 Lollies and praised for having a disabled narrator who is simply a compelling character rather than the subject of the book. www.amazon.co.uk/Thimble-Monk... #disability
If you want to write a socialist book for kids, you don't tell them what to think, you take them on a journey. The characters have to be convincing, the storyline compelling. Have a look at The Last Free Cat, my YA novel about the privatisation of cats. feela.wordpress.com #SocialistSunday
The Last Free Cat
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December 8, 2024 at 7:33 AM
If you want to write a socialist book for kids, you don't tell them what to think, you take them on a journey. The characters have to be convincing, the storyline compelling. Have a look at The Last Free Cat, my YA novel about the privatisation of cats. feela.wordpress.com #SocialistSunday
For a quarter of a century my leftist books for kids and YA were in every high street bookstore, till the torrent of second quality ghostwritten celeb pulp fiction pushed me out. On dialysis now but still making books and looking for allies. #FollowBackFriday
December 6, 2024 at 11:08 AM
For a quarter of a century my leftist books for kids and YA were in every high street bookstore, till the torrent of second quality ghostwritten celeb pulp fiction pushed me out. On dialysis now but still making books and looking for allies. #FollowBackFriday
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Looking forward to hearing my former colleague @toddles23.bsky.social at #BBC Rethink #Disability Festival 2024 www.bbc.co.uk/academy/even... #RewindDisability #InclusiveMedia #ReclaimTheNarrative
Rethink Disability Festival 2024
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December 4, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Looking forward to hearing my former colleague @toddles23.bsky.social at #BBC Rethink #Disability Festival 2024 www.bbc.co.uk/academy/even... #RewindDisability #InclusiveMedia #ReclaimTheNarrative
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On this International Day for People with Disabilities - please listen to disabled people.
A hashtag is well and good - but an empty gesture if you won’t address ableism and discrimination and help us get the social supports and medical care we need and deserve. 🧵
A hashtag is well and good - but an empty gesture if you won’t address ableism and discrimination and help us get the social supports and medical care we need and deserve. 🧵
December 4, 2024 at 4:32 AM
On this International Day for People with Disabilities - please listen to disabled people.
A hashtag is well and good - but an empty gesture if you won’t address ableism and discrimination and help us get the social supports and medical care we need and deserve. 🧵
A hashtag is well and good - but an empty gesture if you won’t address ableism and discrimination and help us get the social supports and medical care we need and deserve. 🧵
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Labour’s Biggest Israel Love-in In Years Goes Completely Unreported! #DamoRants #StarmerOut youtu.be/yVQ_cm1fn7Q
Labour’s Biggest Israel Love-in In Years Goes Completely Unreported!
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December 3, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Labour’s Biggest Israel Love-in In Years Goes Completely Unreported! #DamoRants #StarmerOut youtu.be/yVQ_cm1fn7Q
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This Is The Most Blistering Takedown Of Zionism You Will Ever Hear #DamoRants #IsraelTerrorists youtu.be/m4snHu0SOm0
This Is The Most Blistering Takedown Of Zionism You Will Ever Hear
YouTube video by KernowDamo
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December 1, 2024 at 8:54 PM
This Is The Most Blistering Takedown Of Zionism You Will Ever Hear #DamoRants #IsraelTerrorists youtu.be/m4snHu0SOm0