Lloyd Ramsey
@lloydoftherings.bsky.social
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How do we fix this mess?
September 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
How do we fix this mess?
Why our tax system is the key to economic fairness
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
August 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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I just voted against proscribing Palestine Action, a civil disobedience group, as a terrorist organisation. But I'm furious that in doing so, the government forced me and others to vote against proscribing two other clearly terrorist groups. Cynical and dangerous from govt.
July 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I just voted against proscribing Palestine Action, a civil disobedience group, as a terrorist organisation. But I'm furious that in doing so, the government forced me and others to vote against proscribing two other clearly terrorist groups. Cynical and dangerous from govt.
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We want to make sure Rachel Reeves MP sees some important % and ££s:
🇬🇧 80% of UK millionaires support a 2% tax on wealth over £10m
🇬🇧 81% think it’s patriotic to pay their fair share
We’re proud to pay and here to stay
#taxthesuperrich #taxwealthnotwork
🇬🇧 80% of UK millionaires support a 2% tax on wealth over £10m
🇬🇧 81% think it’s patriotic to pay their fair share
We’re proud to pay and here to stay
#taxthesuperrich #taxwealthnotwork
June 5, 2025 at 6:08 AM
We want to make sure Rachel Reeves MP sees some important % and ££s:
🇬🇧 80% of UK millionaires support a 2% tax on wealth over £10m
🇬🇧 81% think it’s patriotic to pay their fair share
We’re proud to pay and here to stay
#taxthesuperrich #taxwealthnotwork
🇬🇧 80% of UK millionaires support a 2% tax on wealth over £10m
🇬🇧 81% think it’s patriotic to pay their fair share
We’re proud to pay and here to stay
#taxthesuperrich #taxwealthnotwork
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Sounds like a plan
May 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Sounds like a plan
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(... which is more than Reform, by the way)
🚀 Following Thursday's election we've reached a new record high 859 councillors on 181 councils!
💚 The Green Party is the only party offering a real alternative to the tired old parties.
Join the Green Party today to help us keep delivering real hope and real change ⤵️
💚 The Green Party is the only party offering a real alternative to the tired old parties.
Join the Green Party today to help us keep delivering real hope and real change ⤵️
May 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
(... which is more than Reform, by the way)
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Who Speaks for Earth?
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
April 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Who Speaks for Earth?
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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Absolutely right. Time for politicians to start telling the truth - that migration is good for this country - instead of dancing to Nigel Farage's tune and whipping up dangerous anti-migrant hate.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Rights groups urge Starmer to dial down anti-migrant rhetoric
Exclusive: 136 organisations tell PM to stop using ‘demonising language’, after his remarks before crime summit
www.theguardian.com
April 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Absolutely right. Time for politicians to start telling the truth - that migration is good for this country - instead of dancing to Nigel Farage's tune and whipping up dangerous anti-migrant hate.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Political anger is breaking our social networks. A political scientist explains how avoiding neighbors, friends and family with opposing views leads to further misunderstanding:
Avoiding your neighbor because of how they voted? Democracy needs you to talk to them instead
The more Americans isolate themselves from people in the other political party, the more stereotypes take over. In turn, that pushes people to isolate even more.
buff.ly
March 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Political anger is breaking our social networks. A political scientist explains how avoiding neighbors, friends and family with opposing views leads to further misunderstanding:
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A Russian court sentenced Soviet dissident Alexander Skobov to 16 years in prison for his anti-war views today. He used his closing speech to slam Putin as “the new Hilter.”
Russia imprisons Soviet dissident Skobov for anti-war views
A Russian court sentenced Soviet dissident Alexander Skobov to 16 years in prison on Friday for his anti-war views — right after he used his closing speech to rail against Vladimir Putin’s regime and…
meduza.io
March 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A Russian court sentenced Soviet dissident Alexander Skobov to 16 years in prison for his anti-war views today. He used his closing speech to slam Putin as “the new Hilter.”
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A superb report from CNN (watch it in full if you can) which explains why Chinese and Russian commentators can barely contain their excitement as US President Donald Trump signs an executive order to dismantle Voice of America (VOA)
Truely frightening
Truely frightening
March 18, 2025 at 7:47 AM
A superb report from CNN (watch it in full if you can) which explains why Chinese and Russian commentators can barely contain their excitement as US President Donald Trump signs an executive order to dismantle Voice of America (VOA)
Truely frightening
Truely frightening
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I've seen the tsunami coming
March 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I've seen the tsunami coming
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Enheduanna (2286-2251 BC), a Mesopotamian (now Iraq) high priestess of the moon god, is celebrated as the earliest known named author in recorded world history #WomensArt
March 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Enheduanna (2286-2251 BC), a Mesopotamian (now Iraq) high priestess of the moon god, is celebrated as the earliest known named author in recorded world history #WomensArt
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Silk embroidered fox created by Helen Richman, professional hand embroiderer, based in Somerset, UK #womensart
February 26, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Silk embroidered fox created by Helen Richman, professional hand embroiderer, based in Somerset, UK #womensart
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Christian history shows how bishops have used bold speech to challenge the powerful.
When a bishop called on Trump to ‘have mercy’, she was following the old Christian tradition of parrhesia
Christian history shows how bishops have used bold speech to challenge the powerful.
tcnv.link
February 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Christian history shows how bishops have used bold speech to challenge the powerful.
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February 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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43% of tenants regularly ran out of money before their next wage or benefit payment.
‘We’d just switch everything off’: six in ten social housing tenants go without essentials to pay rent
43% of tenants regularly ran out of money before their next wage or benefit payment.
tcnv.link
February 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
43% of tenants regularly ran out of money before their next wage or benefit payment.
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For the love of all that is good in this world do NOT buy books from Amazon. Cancel your Amazon accounts.
Go to the Library (in person or online ebooks!) and support local bookstores instead. Please #BookSky don’t be ambivalent
Go to the Library (in person or online ebooks!) and support local bookstores instead. Please #BookSky don’t be ambivalent
February 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
For the love of all that is good in this world do NOT buy books from Amazon. Cancel your Amazon accounts.
Go to the Library (in person or online ebooks!) and support local bookstores instead. Please #BookSky don’t be ambivalent
Go to the Library (in person or online ebooks!) and support local bookstores instead. Please #BookSky don’t be ambivalent
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Donald Trump says US will send some immigrants to Guantánamo
https://www.ft.com/content/62ce0749-c00a-4c8a-8332-c25e0860ade1
https://www.ft.com/content/62ce0749-c00a-4c8a-8332-c25e0860ade1
Donald Trump says US will send some immigrants to Guantánamo
President says prison used for ‘war on terror’ in Cuba can be used to detain 30,000 people
www.ft.com
January 29, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Donald Trump says US will send some immigrants to Guantánamo
https://www.ft.com/content/62ce0749-c00a-4c8a-8332-c25e0860ade1
https://www.ft.com/content/62ce0749-c00a-4c8a-8332-c25e0860ade1