John
@jorobo24.bsky.social
Trying out here from X/Twitter hoping it will be less toxic so I can delete Twitter. Like music, guitar, politics, loving the amazing astronomical pics on here already.
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John
@jorobo24.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Many thanks been trying to figure that out for a week 😆
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🚨 For millions across England NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist. People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval! We cannot allow this to be normalized
🚨 For millions across England NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist. People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval! We cannot allow this to be normalized
youtu.be/FuMcq1HFatQ?...
youtu.be/FuMcq1HFatQ?...
🚨People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval!
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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November 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
🚨 For millions across England NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist. People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval! We cannot allow this to be normalized
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And yes, this is where the dinosaur tribal Tories have migrated to!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Who supports Reform and why? The charts that show who favours Farage’s party
Based on largest poll of supporters, these charts and maps show five distinct groups that could hand Reform a majority
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
And yes, this is where the dinosaur tribal Tories have migrated to!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Did you know the government spends £2.7 billion a year on tax breaks for oil & gas companies?
I've written to Rachel Reeves to tell her to end this scandal: stop propping up declining oil & gas companies and back workers instead
Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en... @38degrees.bsky.social
I've written to Rachel Reeves to tell her to end this scandal: stop propping up declining oil & gas companies and back workers instead
Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en... @38degrees.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Did you know the government spends £2.7 billion a year on tax breaks for oil & gas companies?
I've written to Rachel Reeves to tell her to end this scandal: stop propping up declining oil & gas companies and back workers instead
Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en... @38degrees.bsky.social
I've written to Rachel Reeves to tell her to end this scandal: stop propping up declining oil & gas companies and back workers instead
Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en... @38degrees.bsky.social
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Usually, I post a sad song of the day but, today I am posting a sad poem of the day. This one gets me to my bones:
November 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Usually, I post a sad song of the day but, today I am posting a sad poem of the day. This one gets me to my bones:
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The Only Exception by Paramore (Acoustic). This is a tearjerker. "When I was younger, I saw my daddy cry. He broke his own heart." The song is about losing faith in love until you find someone to love and then they leave. I mean come on! #musicsky #nowplaying #paramore
youtu.be/gqUi3siPBfw
youtu.be/gqUi3siPBfw
PARAMORE - THE ONLY EXCEPTION - ACOUSTIC - 2010
YouTube video by Paramore History
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November 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The Only Exception by Paramore (Acoustic). This is a tearjerker. "When I was younger, I saw my daddy cry. He broke his own heart." The song is about losing faith in love until you find someone to love and then they leave. I mean come on! #musicsky #nowplaying #paramore
youtu.be/gqUi3siPBfw
youtu.be/gqUi3siPBfw
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Jesus christ people the UK government are not banning VPNs stop getting caught out by dogshit headlines on social media sharing cards.
November 12, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Jesus christ people the UK government are not banning VPNs stop getting caught out by dogshit headlines on social media sharing cards.
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Formerly extremely nasty, highly intelligent thug, POW escapee, former Cavalry officer Sir Winston Churchill would dangle Farage and Reform off a bridge by the ankles until they begged for forgiveness, and then some more.
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Formerly extremely nasty, highly intelligent thug, POW escapee, former Cavalry officer Sir Winston Churchill would dangle Farage and Reform off a bridge by the ankles until they begged for forgiveness, and then some more.
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meanwhile
Hertz has been divesting from Tesla vehicles and selling them over the last 2 years, as declining resale values crushed its fleet economics amid Tesla slashing prices due to declining demand over the last 3 years.
Hertz has been divesting from Tesla vehicles and selling them over the last 2 years, as declining resale values crushed its fleet economics amid Tesla slashing prices due to declining demand over the last 3 years.
Tesla can’t sell its cars anymore so it is renting them now
Tesla is launching a new car rental program out of its stores in the US, as sales are crashing due...
electrek.co
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Hertz has been divesting from Tesla vehicles and selling them over the last 2 years, as declining resale values crushed its fleet economics amid Tesla slashing prices due to declining demand over the last 3 years.
Hertz has been divesting from Tesla vehicles and selling them over the last 2 years, as declining resale values crushed its fleet economics amid Tesla slashing prices due to declining demand over the last 3 years.
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In these times of rancour & division, it’s comforting to find things on which we can all agree: Kent County Council, for example, really does provide a perfect illustration of how well Reform would run the country. I agree with Nigel!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Kent fire authority 'in disarray' amid Reform UK video leak row
A firefighters union claims Reform UK suspending councillors is impacting the local fire authority.
www.bbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In these times of rancour & division, it’s comforting to find things on which we can all agree: Kent County Council, for example, really does provide a perfect illustration of how well Reform would run the country. I agree with Nigel!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The Constitution protects the right to free speech and the right to peacefully assemble. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...
‘The use of force shocks the conscience’: Judge issues sweeping injunction on Chicago tactics of immigration agents
A federal judge in Chicago issued a sweeping injunction that puts more permanent restrictions on the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz.”
www.chicagotribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Constitution protects the right to free speech and the right to peacefully assemble. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...
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The Sociopath-In-Chief couldn't be bothered to even turn his head in the direction of a man in the midst of a medical emergency who collapsed in his office. Completely incapable of empathy, the EPSTEIN Files can't be released soon enough.
25/47
25/47
November 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The Sociopath-In-Chief couldn't be bothered to even turn his head in the direction of a man in the midst of a medical emergency who collapsed in his office. Completely incapable of empathy, the EPSTEIN Files can't be released soon enough.
25/47
25/47
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Tory policy: Let's spend 14 years asset stripping the country for our own ends & when we're finally voted out & things begin crumbling around us, we can blame the current government.
Slow hand clap Chris Philp, you hypocritical prick.
Slow hand clap Chris Philp, you hypocritical prick.
November 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Tory policy: Let's spend 14 years asset stripping the country for our own ends & when we're finally voted out & things begin crumbling around us, we can blame the current government.
Slow hand clap Chris Philp, you hypocritical prick.
Slow hand clap Chris Philp, you hypocritical prick.
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Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now
Listen to I Can See Clearly Now on TIDAL
tidal.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Collins: When the president says there's virtually no inflation and that grocery prices are going down, do you agree with him on that?
Greene: No. I go to the grocery store myself. Grocery prices remain high. Energy prices are high.
Greene: No. I go to the grocery store myself. Grocery prices remain high. Energy prices are high.
November 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Collins: When the president says there's virtually no inflation and that grocery prices are going down, do you agree with him on that?
Greene: No. I go to the grocery store myself. Grocery prices remain high. Energy prices are high.
Greene: No. I go to the grocery store myself. Grocery prices remain high. Energy prices are high.
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The government has recovered £74m from excessive profits made by companies running asylum accommodation, the BBC can reveal.
The Home Office said it had recouped the money following a review of contracts after Labour came to power last year.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Home Office said it had recouped the money following a review of contracts after Labour came to power last year.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government recovers £74m from asylum hotel firms
The amount recouped remains a small percentage of the overall cost of asylum accommodation.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 7:10 AM
The government has recovered £74m from excessive profits made by companies running asylum accommodation, the BBC can reveal.
The Home Office said it had recouped the money following a review of contracts after Labour came to power last year.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Home Office said it had recouped the money following a review of contracts after Labour came to power last year.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Exactly this 👇 Tax relief for big companies in Freeports , bankers not paying tax on bonuses and the Super Wealthy evading tax. Yet the poorest and vulnerable have to pay for all the corruption and Brexit damage caused by the corrupt.
The Motability scheme is not “low-hanging fruit” for public service cuts
The Motability scheme is a lifeline for some disabled people like me but I hope you never need it
@westenglandbylines.co.uk
@lizziejones.bsky.social
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/equ...
The Motability scheme is a lifeline for some disabled people like me but I hope you never need it
@westenglandbylines.co.uk
@lizziejones.bsky.social
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/equ...
The Motability scheme is not “low-hanging fruit” for public service cuts
The Motability scheme is a lifeline for some disabled people like me but I hope you never need it
westenglandbylines.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Exactly this 👇 Tax relief for big companies in Freeports , bankers not paying tax on bonuses and the Super Wealthy evading tax. Yet the poorest and vulnerable have to pay for all the corruption and Brexit damage caused by the corrupt.
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Reform/Tories hate the Employment Rights Bill as it gives workers a bit more control over their lives.
They also moan about how many people are off work, sick and Farage says NMW is too high
“being pro-worker is not a barrier to success, but a launchpad to it.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They also moan about how many people are off work, sick and Farage says NMW is too high
“being pro-worker is not a barrier to success, but a launchpad to it.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We can’t let the Tories sabotage this once-in-a-generation chance to reshape the world of work | Angela Rayner
The employment rights bill is in the Commons today. As Zohran Mamdani’s victory shows, people are desperate for policies that actually improve lives, says Labour MP Angela Rayner
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Reform/Tories hate the Employment Rights Bill as it gives workers a bit more control over their lives.
They also moan about how many people are off work, sick and Farage says NMW is too high
“being pro-worker is not a barrier to success, but a launchpad to it.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They also moan about how many people are off work, sick and Farage says NMW is too high
“being pro-worker is not a barrier to success, but a launchpad to it.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Listen to Blaze Foley. It will do you good.
Bob Dylan said Blaze was his favorite songwriter. Townes Van Zandt said Blaze was one of the most spiritual people he ever met. John Prine covered his work. Merle Haggard tracked down every recording he could get. The public has mostly forgotten.
Bob Dylan said Blaze was his favorite songwriter. Townes Van Zandt said Blaze was one of the most spiritual people he ever met. John Prine covered his work. Merle Haggard tracked down every recording he could get. The public has mostly forgotten.
Blaze Foley - Clay Pigeons, rare Live
YouTube video by Dave HJ
www.youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Listen to Blaze Foley. It will do you good.
Bob Dylan said Blaze was his favorite songwriter. Townes Van Zandt said Blaze was one of the most spiritual people he ever met. John Prine covered his work. Merle Haggard tracked down every recording he could get. The public has mostly forgotten.
Bob Dylan said Blaze was his favorite songwriter. Townes Van Zandt said Blaze was one of the most spiritual people he ever met. John Prine covered his work. Merle Haggard tracked down every recording he could get. The public has mostly forgotten.
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When will our nation catch up???
November 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
When will our nation catch up???
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Florence + The Machine “Sympathy Magic”
3rd video from new album Everybody Scream
#florennceandthemachine #florencewelch #fatm #florenceandthemachineimages #sympathymagic #everybodyscream
3rd video from new album Everybody Scream
#florennceandthemachine #florencewelch #fatm #florenceandthemachineimages #sympathymagic #everybodyscream
Florence + The Machine - Sympathy Magic (Official Video)
YouTube video by FlorenceMachineVEVO
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Florence + The Machine “Sympathy Magic”
3rd video from new album Everybody Scream
#florennceandthemachine #florencewelch #fatm #florenceandthemachineimages #sympathymagic #everybodyscream
3rd video from new album Everybody Scream
#florennceandthemachine #florencewelch #fatm #florenceandthemachineimages #sympathymagic #everybodyscream
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On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
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From MSNBC: Half of the states in this country plus DC sued the Regime over the suspension of SNAP Benefits for 40 million people which includes 17 million children, elderly & disabled people, also military personnel & veterans for the month of Nov. A federal judge is supposed to make a ruling soon.
October 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
From MSNBC: Half of the states in this country plus DC sued the Regime over the suspension of SNAP Benefits for 40 million people which includes 17 million children, elderly & disabled people, also military personnel & veterans for the month of Nov. A federal judge is supposed to make a ruling soon.