Keith
@keef1951.bsky.social
One of the many refugees seeking shelter from current insanity. Posh UK southerner who moved north long ago and learned the 'Manc' dialect. Left leaning, politically engaged, & convinced European. Southampton ⚽. Hampshire 🏏
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Some of the most thoughtful social commentary atm is coming via @manchestermill.bsky.social
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Jews and Muslims in North Manchester: A personal story
‘We thought we were the luckiest people in the world to be born in Manchester’
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October 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Some of the most thoughtful social commentary atm is coming via @manchestermill.bsky.social
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Jews and Muslims in North Manchester: A personal story
‘We thought we were the luckiest people in the world to be born in Manchester’
(This is a marvellous, luminous piece of writing)
via @manchestermill.bsky.social
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‘We thought we were the luckiest people in the world to be born in Manchester’
(This is a marvellous, luminous piece of writing)
via @manchestermill.bsky.social
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Jews and Muslims in North Manchester: A personal story
‘We thought we were the luckiest people in the world to be born in Manchester’
manchestermill.co.uk
October 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Jews and Muslims in North Manchester: A personal story
‘We thought we were the luckiest people in the world to be born in Manchester’
(This is a marvellous, luminous piece of writing)
via @manchestermill.bsky.social
manchestermill.co.uk/jews-and-mus...
‘We thought we were the luckiest people in the world to be born in Manchester’
(This is a marvellous, luminous piece of writing)
via @manchestermill.bsky.social
manchestermill.co.uk/jews-and-mus...
What the hell is "pitch-roll" and which idiot Government advisor came up with it? They don't even speak our language, let alone understand our needs!
August 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
What the hell is "pitch-roll" and which idiot Government advisor came up with it? They don't even speak our language, let alone understand our needs!
Utterly appalling by the BBC.
I am generally a big fan of the BBC - but this is a truly terrible 'both sides' *push notification* to send out to people in this country about this news event
August 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Utterly appalling by the BBC.
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I have become the ‘IT Hub’ for three of my elderly neighbours. So much essential stuff now has to be done on-line. There seems to be an assumption that all elderly people have family or someone like me to step in. I am sure that isn’t the case
If you’ve ever helped an elderly neighbour navigate a banking app, call a helpline or read a tiny screen – you’ve witnessed digital exclusion first-hand. We must stop designing customer service systems that exclude.
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Stay young – the online world isn’t designed for the old
Technology should empower, not exclude. For many, ageing means lost independence in a digital online world built without them in mind
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August 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I have become the ‘IT Hub’ for three of my elderly neighbours. So much essential stuff now has to be done on-line. There seems to be an assumption that all elderly people have family or someone like me to step in. I am sure that isn’t the case
Sometimes, it seems, the BBC can actually do news as it should be done #GazaGenocide
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Former US special forces lieutenant-colonel tells the BBC that he has never in his entire career "witnessed the level of brutality and use of indiscriminate and unnecessary force against ...
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July 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Sometimes, it seems, the BBC can actually do news as it should be done #GazaGenocide
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🚨 This morning we turned the street outside Labour Party Headquarters in London into Jabaliya camp in Gaza.
Listen to @ahmedmasoud02.bsky.social talking about what the Israeli army did to his neighourhood and family.
Listen to @ahmedmasoud02.bsky.social talking about what the Israeli army did to his neighourhood and family.
July 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🚨 This morning we turned the street outside Labour Party Headquarters in London into Jabaliya camp in Gaza.
Listen to @ahmedmasoud02.bsky.social talking about what the Israeli army did to his neighourhood and family.
Listen to @ahmedmasoud02.bsky.social talking about what the Israeli army did to his neighourhood and family.
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If this doesn’t alarm you, it should.
The Metropolitan Police has just issued a statement saying it will arrest people for expressing support for Palestine Action at protests this weekend
It says "officers will act" over the new terror offences that came into force at midnight
It says "officers will act" over the new terror offences that came into force at midnight
July 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
If this doesn’t alarm you, it should.
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There are many, many recent moments that I'd like to see all the people professing to be deeply outraged by Bob Vylan comment on. From columnists & politicians to the Chief Rabbi. (Perhaps they have but I can't find any...)
I'd probably start with this one.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/senior-...
I'd probably start with this one.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/senior-...
Senior Israeli official says all Palestinian adults in Gaza 'should be eliminated'
Deputy parliament speaker Nissim Vaturi also called for the destruction of Jenin, warning that it will soon be turned into Gaza
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July 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
There are many, many recent moments that I'd like to see all the people professing to be deeply outraged by Bob Vylan comment on. From columnists & politicians to the Chief Rabbi. (Perhaps they have but I can't find any...)
I'd probably start with this one.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/senior-...
I'd probably start with this one.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/senior-...
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In the past 24 hours, Trump’s threatened Elon Musk, Thomas Massie, Japan, a judge in Israel, the CEO of AT&T, Jerome Powell, Canada, Thom Tillis, a Forbes reporter, Harvard, & migrants with being eaten by Burmese pythons in the Everglades, while releasing a new line of colognes.
July 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
In the past 24 hours, Trump’s threatened Elon Musk, Thomas Massie, Japan, a judge in Israel, the CEO of AT&T, Jerome Powell, Canada, Thom Tillis, a Forbes reporter, Harvard, & migrants with being eaten by Burmese pythons in the Everglades, while releasing a new line of colognes.
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Let me be clearer. I was former head of UK Foreign Office humanitarian affairs, incl policy on war crimes, genocide. I helped craft policy for international criminal court. I’m in no doubt these are war crimes. Disproportionate, indiscriminate, collective punishment by an occupying power.
This is from my friend, Nabil, in Gaza today. He says there is NO food left. He has never sounded so in despair. Israel is carrying out war crimes; violating international humanitarian law; inflicting collective punishment on a captive people; trying to starve them into submission. It’s obscene.
May 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Let me be clearer. I was former head of UK Foreign Office humanitarian affairs, incl policy on war crimes, genocide. I helped craft policy for international criminal court. I’m in no doubt these are war crimes. Disproportionate, indiscriminate, collective punishment by an occupying power.
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Trump got it all wrong.
We love the wind turbines.
They provide cheap electricity for millions of people around the North Sea.
Trump should listen to Ida, who has a deal for him.
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We love the wind turbines.
They provide cheap electricity for millions of people around the North Sea.
Trump should listen to Ida, who has a deal for him.
youtu.be/ma7Cbsd3vs0?...
May 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Trump got it all wrong.
We love the wind turbines.
They provide cheap electricity for millions of people around the North Sea.
Trump should listen to Ida, who has a deal for him.
youtu.be/ma7Cbsd3vs0?...
We love the wind turbines.
They provide cheap electricity for millions of people around the North Sea.
Trump should listen to Ida, who has a deal for him.
youtu.be/ma7Cbsd3vs0?...
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Farage looks incredulous when accused by Starmer of saying JLR 'deserve' to go bust at PMQs.
Well .... let's have a listen ...
#PMQs
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Well .... let's have a listen ...
#PMQs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkLX...
Mark my words, Jaguar will go bust.
YouTube video by Nigel Farage
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May 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Farage looks incredulous when accused by Starmer of saying JLR 'deserve' to go bust at PMQs.
Well .... let's have a listen ...
#PMQs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkLX...
Well .... let's have a listen ...
#PMQs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkLX...
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Whether or not you voted Labour, this column from Byline Times is relevant.
May 4, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Whether or not you voted Labour, this column from Byline Times is relevant.
Anyone who doesn't believe that air travel is significantly responsible for climate change should take a daily look at Flightradar24.com
April 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Anyone who doesn't believe that air travel is significantly responsible for climate change should take a daily look at Flightradar24.com
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BBC News: "according to the Reuters news agency, the missile that killed at least 8 people in that aerial attack on Kyiv was a North Korean ballistic missile"
Are you going to start reporting the origin of all the bombs & missiles that Israel uses to kill Palestinians in Gaza?
Are you going to start reporting the origin of all the bombs & missiles that Israel uses to kill Palestinians in Gaza?
April 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
BBC News: "according to the Reuters news agency, the missile that killed at least 8 people in that aerial attack on Kyiv was a North Korean ballistic missile"
Are you going to start reporting the origin of all the bombs & missiles that Israel uses to kill Palestinians in Gaza?
Are you going to start reporting the origin of all the bombs & missiles that Israel uses to kill Palestinians in Gaza?
@narrowboatade.bsky.social Thks for the follow back. You should know that I mainly followed you because of your scrumptious profile pic. Yum 😀
April 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
@narrowboatade.bsky.social Thks for the follow back. You should know that I mainly followed you because of your scrumptious profile pic. Yum 😀
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It is far, far past time for Starmer to stop treating Trump like someone who can rationally make and stick to deals.
Cool professional detachment, and an end to the cloying "special relationship" nonsense he keeps spouting.
Otherwise Britain risks being seen as the playground bully's only lackey.
Cool professional detachment, and an end to the cloying "special relationship" nonsense he keeps spouting.
Otherwise Britain risks being seen as the playground bully's only lackey.
April 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
It is far, far past time for Starmer to stop treating Trump like someone who can rationally make and stick to deals.
Cool professional detachment, and an end to the cloying "special relationship" nonsense he keeps spouting.
Otherwise Britain risks being seen as the playground bully's only lackey.
Cool professional detachment, and an end to the cloying "special relationship" nonsense he keeps spouting.
Otherwise Britain risks being seen as the playground bully's only lackey.
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Manipulating the Stock Market as President so the entire country loses while you and your billionaire buddies gain isn't just Insider Trading, it is Treason.
April 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Manipulating the Stock Market as President so the entire country loses while you and your billionaire buddies gain isn't just Insider Trading, it is Treason.
In recent times, a number of American judges have issued "restraining orders" aimed at Trump's Executive Orders. When can we expect one that references that ultimate 'restraining' feature - a strait-jacket?
April 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
In recent times, a number of American judges have issued "restraining orders" aimed at Trump's Executive Orders. When can we expect one that references that ultimate 'restraining' feature - a strait-jacket?
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why is *every* newspaper/programme running with the headline "tariffs are paused" when they haven't been.
What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.
What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.
April 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
why is *every* newspaper/programme running with the headline "tariffs are paused" when they haven't been.
What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.
What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.
Guess who's now going to make a bigly bigly profit from buying low on the market?
April 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Guess who's now going to make a bigly bigly profit from buying low on the market?
April 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM