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harryeccles.bsky.social
I seem to have upset the Nigel Farage fan club - so let me be clear.

This man sows hate, lies and division.

He is a grifter and a conman.

He does not represent the vast majority of Britons.

Repost if you agree

P.s. multiculturalism is great.
December 27, 2024 at 9:55 AM
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chrisgrey.bsky.social
Beware the Brexit reset backlash. Latest post on my Brexit & Beyond Blog. With the reset barely begun, the Brexiters' vicious backlash against it is gathering force. But the reset has good justification (& those dismissing it as trivial should beware) chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2024/12/bewa...
December 22, 2024 at 12:34 PM
jonibake.bsky.social
@tomfletcherun.bsky.social another brilliant interview on R4 this morning Tom. I use you as an example to my clients of how to speak to the media ..
November 28, 2024 at 9:21 AM
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femi-oluwole.bsky.social
I genuinely don't understand why the organisers of yesterday's protest even allowed Jeremy Clarkson to speak...

If your main aim is to convince people that this ISN'T about helping rich land owners avoid paying their fair share...

Letting HIM be the face of your movement is BAT SHIT.
November 20, 2024 at 8:36 AM
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bettertotry.bsky.social
“If Adam Picked the Apple” by Danielle Coffyn
Love this. Reminds me of “If Men Could Menstruate” by Gloria Steinem
November 18, 2024 at 3:05 AM
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13sarahmurphy.bsky.social
Does America deserve Trump?

“We had a chance to stand united against fascism, authoritarianism, racism and bigotry. But we did not.”

“Trump is not our retribution. He is our reckoning.”

Agonising words from Elie Mystal (thenation.com) youtu.be/RmARfhGq8t8
Does America Deserve Trump?
YouTube video by Thom Hartmann Program
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November 16, 2024 at 9:09 AM
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josiahmortimer.bsky.social
NEW: "Moving Off X: An Open Letter from UK Journalists"

UK political journalists: "Twitter was, for a long time, the place to be for UK politics. We believe that time is now over...

"We have taken the decision to move over to other platforms, in particular Bluesky" docs.google.com/document/d/1...
We have used Twitter – now X – for many years. It has been a resource for story-gathering, network-building, and a megaphone for getting public-interest stories to a wider audience. And it has been a well of ideas and discourse. Unfortunately that well is now poisoned. All of us have seen X become more toxic and broken since Elon Musk took over in 2022. Feeds have become less useful. Engagement has plummeted, except for those who will pay. Replies gain traction not through merit, but through the corrupted blue-tick system. We have seen hate speech and abuse deliberately dialled up and amplified, boosted not just by the algorithm, but by the owner himself. And England’s racist summer riots were one of many factors suggesting to us that X is not a neutral platform, but a space that now seems to glorify misinformation at a great cost to our public sphere. Millions of people are ditching X, and we are doing so, too. We have taken the view that it is no longer a useful tool for objective reporting, but a weapon being wielded by a narrowing ideological set. A tipping point is coming. Perhaps we are already in it. After much consideration, we have taken the decision to move over to other platforms, in particular Bluesky. For some of us that means instantly deleting our X accounts, for others it is a more gradual process. But we are all putting the majority of our efforts into building more constructive online spaces elsewhere for political dialogue and reporting. Bluesky is becoming a new hub for political discussion, and we encourage other UK journalists to join and become active. We are already seeing far higher engagement on our posts there than we’ve seen recently on X. And importantly, the mechanisms to limit abuse actually work. We enjoyed Twitter while it lasted. It played an important role in shaping many of our careers. And it was, for a long time, the place to be for UK politics. We believe that time is now over. Twitter is dead. Long live Twitter
November 15, 2024 at 11:51 AM
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mrjohncrace.bsky.social
Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!
November 13, 2024 at 11:26 AM